Jan van Aalst's seven-code discourse coding scheme¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 2 studies (1 review, 1 qualitative),q2· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A coding scheme developed to analyze asynchronous group discourse in Knowledge Forum and to identify mechanisms explaining between-group differences in summary-note performance. As printed, "It includes seven main codes: Community, Ideas, Questions, Information, Links, Agency, and Meta-Discourse." Each of 33 subcodes was rated low, medium, or high for its relevance to knowledge sharing, knowledge construction, and knowledge creation. Notes were coded in Atlas-ti QDA software (399 notes, approximately 60,000 words), with inter-rater reliability of .82 (Cohen kappa) on the mode-relevance ratings.
Accounts¶
- Discourse coding scheme with seven main codes and 33 subcodes: A coding scheme developed to analyze asynchronous group discourse in Knowledge Forum and to identify mechanisms explaining between-group differences in summary-note performance. As printed, "It includes seven main codes: Community, Ideas, Questions, Information, Links, Agency, and Meta-Discourse." Each of 33 subcodes was rated low, medium, or high for its relevance to knowledge sharing, knowledge construction, and knowledge creation. Notes were coded in Atlas-ti QDA software (399 notes, approximately 60,000 words), with inter-rater reliability of .82 (Cohen kappa) on the mode-relevance ratings. (Jan van Aalst (2009))
Claims¶
- Community and Questions codes most strongly separated the four groups, especially Group A from the others [+M]
- A coding scheme distinguishing knowledge creation from knowledge sharing and construction can differentiate student groups' engagement in knowledge creation [+W]
- Group A's discourse contained the idea units needed for knowledge construction but only rare rise-above moves, indicating a threshold rather than well-developed knowledge-creation discourse [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Jan van Aalst. (2009). Distinguishing knowledge-sharing, knowledge-construction, and knowledge-creation discourses. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-009-9069-5
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Jan van Aalst's seven-code discourse coding scheme |
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A coding scheme developed to analyze asynchronous group discourse in Knowledge Forum and to identify mechanisms explaining between-group differences in summary-note performance. |
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