Collaboration Indices for Monitoring Potential Problems in Online Small Groups

Autor/in	Jahng, Namsook
Titel	Collaboration Indices for Monitoring Potential Problems in Online Small Groups
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 39 (2013) 1, (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1499-6677
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Cooperation; Online Courses; Validity; Reliability; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Participation; Trend Analysis; Group Dynamics; Cooperative Learning; Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Co-operation; Kooperation; Online course; Online-Kurs; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Teilnahme; Trendanalyse; Gruppendynamik; Kooperatives Lernen; Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kanada
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to test the validity and reliability of three collaboration indices ("quantity", "equality", "and shareness") proposed by Jahng et al. (2010). The present study repeated the quantitative assessment of Jahng et al., and performed a further qualitative analysis to identify possible factors that might be associated with the results of the quantitative assessment. In addition, membership trends, in terms of communication connections in whole class discussions, were examined and compared with results from both the quantitative and qualitative assessments. The quantitative assessment results were consistent with those of the qualitative assessment and the membership trends. Therefore, the study concludes that the three quantitative collaboration indices are valid and practical to be used for monitoring and identifying potential problems in small groups in online courses. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10