Engaging in argumentation-triggered, information-triggered, or socially-triggered interaction sequences is positively associated with grades, while facilitated discussions is not¶

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q2 i? Students who engaged more often in Information triggered, Argumentation triggered, or Socially triggered sequences had higher grades, but Facilitated discussions frequency was not statistically significant. → Mohammed Saqr 2023

Evidence¶

Mohammed Saqr 2023¶

Mohammed Saqr, Sonsoles López-Pernas. (2023). The temporal dynamics of online problem-based learning: Why and when sequence matters. Intern. J. Comput.-Support. Collab. Learn. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-023-09385-1

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Multilevel regression (RQ4) predicting final grades from students' frequencies of the four sequential-pattern clusters in the blended PBL course; the article reports "Argumentation triggered was statistically significant and positive (beta = 1.35... p < 0.001)" and information triggered significant at p = 0.002.

"The results revealed that students who engaged in more frequent clusters of the Information triggered , Argumentation triggered, or Socially triggered sessions were more likely to have higher grades when all variables are held constant. Only the frequency of Facilitated discussions was statistically non-significant."

Discussion¶

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