Affectively, the quasi-synchronous Discord modality showed the most positive and least negative sentiment profile of the three modalities¶
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Design limits · Duncan Culbreth · Florence Martin 2025: the intervention came bundled with another change (read from the study by two models, 2026-10-29)
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q2 i? Quasi-synchronous Discord had the highest positive-to-negative BING token ratio (1.71) and the highest NRC ratios for positive, trust, anticipation, and joy. → Duncan Culbreth · Florence Martin 2025
Evidence¶
Duncan Culbreth · Florence Martin 2025¶
Duncan Culbreth · Florence Martin. (2025). Exploring the role of synchrony in asynchronous, synchronous, and quasi-synchronous online learner engagement. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10504-y
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Sentiment analysis (AFINN, BING, NRC lexicons) of debate chatlogs from one course cohort; Table 4 prints ratios of 1.2 (async), 1.31 (sync), and 1.71 (quasi-sync), and Discord had the "highest ratio of positive to negative tokens".
"Like AFINN, all modalities had more positive values than negative, but quasi-synchronous Discord had the highest ratio of positive to negative tokens, followed by synchronous Zoom, then the asynchronous forum."
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Related Claims¶
- Behaviorally, the asynchronous and quasi-synchronous debates were more alike each other than either was to the synchronous debate — related
- Content analysis found comparable evidence of cognitive engagement across all three modalities, with forums having the most instances — related
- Logistical flexibility of the asynchronous and quasi-synchronous modalities supported behavioral engagement, while the synchronous modality's scheduling demands disrupted participation — related
- The time students had to prepare responses before interacting was connected with all three dimensions of online learner engagement across asynchronous, synchronous, and quasi-synchronous debates — related
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Affectively, the quasi-synchronous Discord modality showed the most positive and least negative sentiment profile of the three modalities |
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Affectively, the quasi-synchronous Discord modality showed the most positive and least negative sentiment profile of the three modalities |
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