Finding student-centered open learning environments on the Internet: Automated dialogue assessment in academic virtual communities of practice.

Autor/inn/en	Nistor, Nicolae; Trausan-Matu, Stefan; Dascalu, Mihai; Duttweiler, Heather; Chiru, Costin; Baltes, Beate; Smeaton, George
Titel	Finding student-centered open learning environments on the Internet: Automated dialogue assessment in academic virtual communities of practice. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Lernerzentrierte offene Lernumgebungen im Internet finden: Automatisierte Dialogerfassung in virtuellen akademischen Lerngemeinschaften.
Quelle	In: Computers in human behavior, (2015) 47, S. 119-127Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0747-5632
DOI	10.1016/j.chb.2014.07.029
Schlagwörter	Lernumgebung; Arbeitsgemeinschaft; Diskursanalyse; Internet
Abstract	Examined the automated identification and assessment of virtual communities of practice (vCoPs) that can serve as learning environments for students. Research questions for this correlational study focused on tool validation, CoP characteristics, and the identification of appropriate dialog partners in student-centered open learning environments (SCOLEs).179 faculty members (aged 25-80 years) from an online university participated. Automated dialog analysis of participants' interventions was performed with the tools ReaderBench and Important Moments. This was contrasted with results from independent (human) coders who employed a critical-thinking assessment framework (CTAF) for their analysis. Results suggest that both tools are appropriate for the assessment of community discourse in academic vCoP and the identification of productive discussion partners. These tools can indicate which vCoP are appropriate for students to engage in a meaningful, knowledge-enhancing dialog as well as identify those members who would be able to provide the appropriate expertise in responding to questions. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2026/3