No significant differences between conditions in the quantity or quality of discussion summaries¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2008 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? There were no significant differences between group discussions in the quantity or quality of the summary across the three conditions. → Judith Schoonenboom 2008

Evidence¶

Judith Schoonenboom 2008¶

Judith Schoonenboom. (2008). The effect of a script and a structured interface in grounding discussions. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-008-9042-8

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Null result from the summary measures in the European Virtual Seminar experiment: whether a summary was made, summary length, proportion of group members mentioned, discussion on the summary, number of versions, specificity, and final version. No effect sizes are printed; equivalence was not tested.

"There were no significant differences between group discussions in the quantity or quality of the summary."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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