Multi-method research framework combining SNA, content analysis and contextual analysis for networked learning¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
The article develops a framework in which three methods answer complementary questions about networked learning: social network analysis to find out "who is talking to whom", content analysis of coded learning and tutoring activities to find out "what they are talking about", and contextual analysis (including critical event recall) to find out "why they are talking as they do". The methods triangulate and contextualise findings, using the outcomes of one method to understand the results of the next. Timeline analysis across beginning, middle and end phases adds the dimension of time, which the authors say has been largely ignored in NL research.
Accounts¶
- Multi-method research framework combining SNA, content analysis and contextual analysis for studying networked learning: The article develops a framework in which three methods answer complementary questions about networked learning: social network analysis to find out "who is talking to whom", content analysis of coded learning and tutoring activities to find out "what they are talking about", and contextual analysis (including critical event recall) to find out "why they are talking as they do". The methods triangulate and contextualise findings, using the outcomes of one method to understand the results of the next. Timeline analysis across beginning, middle and end phases adds the dimension of time, which the authors say has been largely ignored in NL research. (de Laat et al. (2007))
Claims¶
- The NLC with the experienced teacher showed higher and more stable network density than the beginner's NLC, whose density dropped from 36% to 26% in the end phase [+M]
- Both teachers remained peripherally active and concentrated their contributions on tutoring, with the experienced teacher also acting as a learner on an equal basis [+M]
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Key Sources¶
- de Laat, M., Lally, V., Lipponen, L. & Simons, R.-J. (2007). Online teaching in networked learning communities: A multi-method approach to studying the role of the teacher. Instructional Science, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 257-286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-006-9007-0
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Multi-method research framework combining SNA, content analysis and contextual analysis for networked learning |
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The article develops a framework in which three methods answer complementary questions about networked learning: social network analysis to find out "who is talking to whom", content analysis of coded learning and tutoring activities to find out "what they are talking about", and contextual analysis |
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