Assigned Roles as a Structuring Tool in Online Discussion Groups: Comparison of Transactional Distance and Knowledge Sharing Behaviors

Autor/inn/en	Yilmaz, Ramazan; Karaoglan Yilmaz, Fatma Gizem
Titel	Assigned Roles as a Structuring Tool in Online Discussion Groups: Comparison of Transactional Distance and Knowledge Sharing Behaviors
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Computing Research, 57 (2019) 5, S.1303-1325 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yilmaz, Ramazan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0735-6331
DOI	10.1177/0735633118786855
Schlagwörter	Discussion Groups; Computer Mediated Communication; Sharing Behavior; College Freshmen; Role Perception; Peer Relationship; Social Distance; Group Behavior; Political Science; Public Administration Education; Public Colleges; Student Attitudes; Student Responsibility; Asynchronous Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computerkonferenz; Studienanfänger; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Peer-Beziehungen; Gruppenverhalten; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of structured discussion by giving participants in online discussion groups different roles in transactional distance perception and knowledge sharing behaviors. In the study, a quasi-experimental design was utilized with pretest and posttest control groups. The study was conducted with 111 first-year undergraduate students at a university for 10 weeks. Quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques were used in the study, and the data were obtained from the Transactional Distance Scale, Knowledge Sharing Behavior Scale, and Student Opinion Determination Form. The findings indicate that online discussions carried out by assigning roles to discussion group members (starter, moderator, arguer, source searcher, and summarizer) decreased students' transactional distance perceptions and improved knowledge sharing behaviors in online discussions. Different suggestions are offered about how to structure online discussions in accordance with the findings of the qualitative data analysis. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01