Group meta-discourse in Knowledge Forum is associated with higher individual learning among university students¶
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q2 i? Members of groups that engaged in meta-discourse scored higher in their individual learning. → Gerry Stahl 2014
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Gerry Stahl 2014¶
Gerry Stahl, Ulrike Cress, Nancy Law & Sten Ludvigsen. (2014). Analyzing the multidimensional construction of knowledge in diverse contexts. Intern. J. Comput.-Support. Collab. Learn. (2014) 9:1–6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-014-9189-4
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Mixed-methods study by Zhao and Chan of university students in Shanghai using Knowledge Forum, compared with students undertaking similar classroom projects without the CSCL medium; the quantitative analysis "establishes a relationship between online collective-processing discourse and individual-learning performance."
"Members of groups that engaged in meta-discourse scored higher in their individual learning."
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Related Claims¶
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- Agency, information, linking, and meta-discourse dimensions appeared infrequently in the dataset despite their theoretical importance — related
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Group meta-discourse in Knowledge Forum is associated with higher individual learning among university students |
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Group meta-discourse in Knowledge Forum is associated with higher individual learning among university students |
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