COVID-19 accelerated professional knowledge exchange (CK and PCK) in the L-PLC WhatsApp discourse, with tags significantly higher in pandemic cohorts¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The number of CK and PCK tags was significantly higher in pandemic cohorts III and IV than in pre-COVID cohorts, suggesting knowledge exchange was accelerated by the outbreak. → Zahava Scherz · Asaf Salman · Giora Alexandron · Yael Shwartz 2023

Evidence¶

Zahava Scherz · Asaf Salman · Giora Alexandron · Yael Shwartz 2023¶

Zahava Scherz · Asaf Salman · Giora Alexandron · Yael Shwartz. (2023). WhatsApp Discourse Throughout COVID-19: Towards Computerized Evaluation of the Development of a STEM Teachers Professional Learning Community. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-022-00320-3

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Content analysis of 6599 L-PLC WhatsApp messages annotated by two experts (IRR > 95%) across four semesters, two pre- and two during COVID-19. The authors report "significantly higher" CK and PCK tags in cohorts III and IV vs pre-COVID cohorts, via chi-square comparisons (alpha set to 0.01); no effect size is printed.

"the number of CK and PCK tags was significantly higher in cohorts III and IV compared to pre-COVID cohorts, suggesting that knowledge exchange was accelerated by the COVID-19 outbreak."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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