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Autor/inn/en | Ghadirian, Hajar; Salehi, Keyvan; Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd |
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Titel | Analyzing the Social Networks of High- and Low-Performing Students in Online Discussion Forums |
Quelle | In: American Journal of Distance Education, 32 (2018) 1, S.27-42 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0892-3647 |
DOI | 10.1080/08923647.2018.1412570 |
Schlagwörter | Computer Mediated Communication; Group Discussion; High Achievement; Low Achievement; Social Networks; Distance Education; Online Courses; Comparative Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Integrated Learning Systems; Network Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Malaysia |
Abstract | An ego network is an individual's social network relationships with core members. In this study, the ego network parameters in online discussion spaces of high- and low-performing students were compared. The extent to which students' ego networks changed over the course were also analyzed. Participation in 7 weeks of online discussions were analyzed for 12 high-performing students and 9 low-performing students. Results suggested that ego networks' compositions of high- and low-performing students were significantly different. Particularly, high-performing students had denser ego networks and tended to exhibit a higher level of centralities than low-performing students. Results of network visualization indicated that high-performing students increased and kept their networks stable over the course in comparison to low-performing students, who had fragmented networks. Several networks' change mechanisms for high- and low-performing groups are also identified and discussed. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2020/1/01 |