A collective unit of subjects emerges when two utterances form a dialogical pair in SCMD¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r3 · q2
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q2 i? In a topical pair, initiator and responder share needs, object, tools, and context, functioning as one collective agency. → Park 2015

Evidence¶

Park 2015¶

Park, Y. (2015). Understanding Synchronous Computer-Mediated Classroom Discussion through Cultural-Historical Activity Theory. The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 14(2). https://www.tojet.net/

q2 · i? · the article prints no effect size for this finding · qualitative · r3

Discourse analysis of SCMD transcript excerpts (e.g., Henry and Amy's proofreading exchange, Session 13) shows the pair shares topic, needs, SCMC technology and language, and situational context, satisfying "the conditions for the formation of an activity system."

"In sum, the two activity systems in a dialogical or topical pair share the needs, the topic as an object, material tools and symbolic means, and contexts of discourse community."

Discussion¶

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