Asynchronous online discussion thread development: examining growth patterns and peer-facilitation techniques.
This study extends the research on asynchronous online discussion (AOD) by providing a perspective on: (1) the growth patterns of discussion threads and (2) the influence of peer- or student-facilitation techniques on thread development. Using the Pointing, Questioning, Resolving and Summarizing (PQ...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 438 - 453 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2009
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