Sociometry: An Approach for Assessing Group Dynamics in Web-Based Courses

Autor/inn/en	Daugherty, Martha; Turner, Jeff
Titel	Sociometry: An Approach for Assessing Group Dynamics in Web-Based Courses
Quelle	In: Interactive Learning Environments, 11 (2003) 3, S.263-275 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-4820
Schlagwörter	Student Behavior; Internet; Web Based Instruction; Graduate Students; Social Networks; Group Dynamics; Computer Mediated Communication; Interpersonal Relationship; Group Structure; Interaction Process Analysis; Sociometric Techniques; Classification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Web Based Training; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Gruppendynamik; Computerkonferenz; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Gruppenstruktur; Prozessanalyse; Soziometrie; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem
Abstract	Student interactivity in web-based educational environments has shown to increase academic learning and motivation (Jiang, 1998; Petraglia, 1998). However, instructors often find it difficult to assess the quality of online group dynamics without visual observations of student behaviors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of sociometric measures to assess peer relationships that linked class members in a web-based course. The research, utilizing graduate students, demonstrated that sociometry identified subgroup cliques, leaders, and neglected students without the need for visual observations of students. This article describes study methods, results, and instructional implications of the investigation. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10