A Description and Characterization of Student Activity in an Open, Online, Mathematics Help Forum

Autor/in	van de Sande, Carla
Titel	A Description and Characterization of Student Activity in an Open, Online, Mathematics Help Forum
Quelle	In: Educational Studies in Mathematics, 77 (2011) 1, S.53-78 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1954
DOI	10.1007/s10649-011-9300-y
Schlagwörter	Help Seeking; Computer Mediated Communication; Calculus; Mathematics; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Education; Web Sites; Intervention; Student Reaction; Web Based Instruction; Electronic Learning; Online Courses + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Computerkonferenz; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Mathematik; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathematische Bildung; Web-Design; Schülerkritik; Web Based Training; Online course; Online-Kurs
Abstract	Free, open, online, calculus forums are websites where students from around the world can post course-related queries that may be viewed and responded to by anonymous others. These sites are an emergent resource for students seeking help and have become a part of many students' mathematical experience. The purpose of this paper is to introduce and describe the forums to the research community as a computer-mediated form of help seeking, and to briefly characterize the forms of student activity in one popular calculus help forum. Two hundred exchanges on limit and related rates were collected and examined for evidence that students are contributing ideas and proposals for action when they initiate the exchange and following intervention. The findings justify the need for further research since students are using the forums in a variety of ways and sometimes participate meaningfully. The forums have potential for testing student responses to pedagogical approaches. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10