Structuring asynchronous discussion groups: the impact of role assignment and self-assessment on students' levels of knowledge construction through social negotiation.

This article examines the impact of the introduction of roles and the added value of self-assessment on students' level of knowledge construction in online asynchronous discussions in a first-year university course in instructional sciences. Students' postings in 20 discussion groups were used as th...

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Published in:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 177 - 189
Main Authors: De Wever B, Van Keer H, Schellens T, Valcke M
Format: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2009
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