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“Connecting Online”: The Structure and Content of Students’ Asynchronous Online Networks in a Blended Engineering Class
Computers & Education ( IF 12.0 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2020.104082
Daeyeoul Lee , Ruth Rothstein , Amy Dunford , Edward Berger , Jeffrey F. Rhoads , Jennifer DeBoer

Abstract Asynchronous online discussion has been widely used in higher education settings to create blended learning environments. Students form intricate social networks in asynchronous online discussion that promotes help-seeking and help-providing. However, we know little about how students seek and receive help in asynchronous online discussion in blended engineering classes. This study employed a mixed-method approach by combining social network analysis and content analysis to describe students’ interactions and help-seeking behaviors and to estimate their predictive power for academic performance on an asynchronous online discussion across several semesters of the same course. Social network analysis was performed to analyze students’ interactions, and content analysis was conducted to analyze the substance of their posts. The findings of this study showed variation in the structure of the social network across semesters, which is further explained by taking into account the content of the posts and the people present, both in class and online. There was a statistically significant difference in Asking for Answer Verification behavior between high-performing students and low-performing students in one semester. In addition, most students across all semesters were inclined to engage with the asynchronous online discussion by exhibiting Asking Technical Questions behavior. Based on study findings, instructors should take on an authority role both in the classroom and on the online discussion forum itself and support students’ help-seeking behaviors in asynchronous online discussions.

中文翻译:

“连接在线”:混合工程类学生异步在线网络的结构和内容

摘要 异步在线讨论已广泛用于高等教育环境中以创建混合学习环境。学生在促进寻求帮助和提供帮助的异步在线讨论中形成复杂的社交网络。然而,我们对学生如何在混合工程课程中的异步在线讨论中寻求和接受帮助知之甚少。本研究采用混合方法,结合社交网络分析和内容分析来描述学生的互动和寻求帮助的行为,并在同一课程的几个学期的异步在线讨论中估计他们对学业成绩的预测能力。进行社交网络分析以分析学生的互动,并进行内容分析以分析其帖子的实质。这项研究的结果显示了跨学期的社交网络结构的变化,这可以通过考虑帖子的内容以及课堂和在线人员在场的人来进一步解释。在一个学期内,表现优异的学生和表现不佳的学生在询问答案验证行为方面存在统计学上的显着差异。此外,所有学期的大多数学生都倾向于通过提出技术问题行为来参与异步在线讨论。根据研究结果,教师应在课堂和在线讨论论坛本身中扮演权威角色,并支持学生在异步在线讨论中的求助行为。考虑到帖子的内容和课堂上和在线上的人员,进一步解释了这一点。在一个学期内,表现优异的学生和表现不佳的学生在询问答案验证行为方面存在统计学上的显着差异。此外,所有学期的大多数学生都倾向于通过提出技术问题行为来参与异步在线讨论。根据研究结果,教师应在课堂和在线讨论论坛本身中扮演权威角色,并支持学生在异步在线讨论中的求助行为。考虑到帖子的内容和课堂上和在线上的人员,进一步解释了这一点。在一个学期内,表现优异的学生和表现不佳的学生在询问答案验证行为方面存在统计学上的显着差异。此外,所有学期的大多数学生都倾向于通过提出技术问题行为来参与异步在线讨论。根据研究结果,教师应在课堂和在线讨论论坛本身中扮演权威角色,并支持学生在异步在线讨论中的求助行为。在一个学期内,表现优异的学生和表现不佳的学生在询问答案验证行为方面存在统计学上的显着差异。此外,所有学期的大多数学生都倾向于通过提出技术问题行为来参与异步在线讨论。根据研究结果,教师应在课堂和在线讨论论坛本身中扮演权威角色,并支持学生在异步在线讨论中的求助行为。在一个学期内,表现优异的学生和表现不佳的学生在询问答案验证行为方面存在统计学上的显着差异。此外,所有学期的大多数学生都倾向于通过提出技术问题行为来参与异步在线讨论。根据研究结果,教师应在课堂和在线讨论论坛本身中扮演权威角色,并支持学生在异步在线讨论中的求助行为。
更新日期:2021-04-01
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