A Multidimensional Analysis Tool for Visualizing Online Interactions

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Minjeong; Lee, Eunchul
Titel	A Multidimensional Analysis Tool for Visualizing Online Interactions
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 15 (2012) 3, S.89-102 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Computer Uses in Education; Interaction; Content Analysis; Interaction Process Analysis; Social Networks; Network Analysis; Online Courses; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Managed Instruction; Computer System Design; Computer Software; Computer Software Evaluation; Data; Information Retrieval; College Instruction; Data Analysis; Case Studies; Statistical Analysis; Comparative Analysis; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computernutzung; Interaktion; Inhaltsanalyse; Prozessanalyse; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Netzplantechnik; Online course; Online-Kurs; Computerkonferenz; Computer-assisted instruction; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Softwareanalyse; Daten; Hochschullehre; Auswertung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Statistische Analyse; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This study proposes and verifies the performance of an analysis tool for visualizing online interactions. A review of the most widely used methods for analyzing online interactions, including quantitative analysis, content analysis, and social network analysis methods, indicates these analysis methods have some limitations resulting from their one-dimensional analysis approach. To overcome such limitations, we developed the Multidimensional Interaction Analysis Tool (MIAT) by considering the advantages of well-known methods and incorporating the concept of the comparative interaction level. To verify the performance of the MIAT as a tool for multidimensional visualization of online interactions, results of the one-dimensional interaction analyses and those of the MIAT were compared. Findings suggest that the MIAT can provide a more in-depth interpretation of online interaction than any one-dimensional analysis method. In addition, the MIAT allows researchers to customize their analysis frameworks based on their own theoretical backgrounds. (Contains 7 figures and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10