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ERIC Number: EJ847733
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1744-2710
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Affective Pointers in Mathematics Online Help
Martinovic, Dragana
International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, v14 n1 p40-49 2007
This report is focused on the use of affective pointers (acknowledgements and hedges) detected in exchanges between learners and tutors on asynchronous mathematics online help sites. In this environment, both students and tutors use feedback in form of acknowledgements to control communication and assess its success. Hedges, or insecurities, point to difficulties in obtaining shared meaning between interlocutors in this type of tutoring. Three purposely selected sites with open access and asynchronous, text-based communication were investigated here. The results show that expert tutors use affective pointers differently than peer tutors. Detailed descriptions of acknowledgements and hedges are provided accompanied with conclusions related to their interpretation in attempt to raise sensitivity not only to cognitive but to affective states of participants in these forums. (Contains 6 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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