Student engagement in iHelp was not uniform: many lurkers read without contributing while a small minority sought helper status¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Engagement in iHelp was not uniform: many students were quiet lurkers who read postings but contributed nothing, while a small minority enjoyed the status of being a visible helper and expert. → Vassileva 2015

Evidence¶

Vassileva 2015¶

Vassileva, J., McCalla, G. I., & Greer, J. E. (2015). From Small Seeds Grow Fruitful Trees: How the PHelpS Peer Help System Stimulated a Diverse and Innovative Research Agenda over 15 Years. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-015-0073-9

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Observational finding from iHelp deployment data over its 10-year use. The article reports engagement was not uniform, contrasting lurkers who "read postings but contributed nothing" with a small minority enjoying visible helper status. No effect size is printed.

"Many students were quiet lurkers, who read postings but contributed nothing. A small minority of students seemed to enjoy the Bstatus^ associated with being a visible helper and the notoriety of being an Bexpert^ among their peers."

Discussion¶

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