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Open and closed mode of online discussion - does it matter?

This paper addresses some issues concerning online task type. Using categories, namely, Scaffolding, Feedback on Performance, Cognitive Structuring, Modelling, Contingency Management, Instructing and Questioning to analyze message transactions, or means of assistance in CMC ‘Discussion Board’, this...

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Main Authors: Abd. Jalil, Habibah, McFarlane, Angela
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15942/1/58.%20Open%20and%20Closed%20Mode%20of%20Online%20Discussion.pdf
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http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2018%20(1)%20Mar.%202010/14%20Pg%20103-114.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.159422015-10-20T04:35:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15942/ Open and closed mode of online discussion - does it matter? Abd. Jalil, Habibah McFarlane, Angela This paper addresses some issues concerning online task type. Using categories, namely, Scaffolding, Feedback on Performance, Cognitive Structuring, Modelling, Contingency Management, Instructing and Questioning to analyze message transactions, or means of assistance in CMC ‘Discussion Board’, this study involved a total of 48 participants consisting of 36 students and 12 tutors in a Masters programme. Here, the CMC was used as a communication tool, extending face-to-face (or classroom) discussion. CMC was used in an adjunct mode. It was found that open tasks are more likely to generate more open modes of discussion. When there is ‘assistance seeking’, ‘assistance giving’ should always follow. In addition, open mode discussions also seemed to offer the students more opportunities to raise their concerns about their learning compared to the closed mode. Using these findings, a simple approach to distinguish discussion modes is proposed. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15942/1/58.%20Open%20and%20Closed%20Mode%20of%20Online%20Discussion.pdf Abd. Jalil, Habibah and McFarlane, Angela (2010) Open and closed mode of online discussion - does it matter? Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 18 (1). pp. 103-114. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2018%20(1)%20Mar.%202010/14%20Pg%20103-114.pdf
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description This paper addresses some issues concerning online task type. Using categories, namely, Scaffolding, Feedback on Performance, Cognitive Structuring, Modelling, Contingency Management, Instructing and Questioning to analyze message transactions, or means of assistance in CMC ‘Discussion Board’, this study involved a total of 48 participants consisting of 36 students and 12 tutors in a Masters programme. Here, the CMC was used as a communication tool, extending face-to-face (or classroom) discussion. CMC was used in an adjunct mode. It was found that open tasks are more likely to generate more open modes of discussion. When there is ‘assistance seeking’, ‘assistance giving’ should always follow. In addition, open mode discussions also seemed to offer the students more opportunities to raise their concerns about their learning compared to the closed mode. Using these findings, a simple approach to distinguish discussion modes is proposed.
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author Abd. Jalil, Habibah
McFarlane, Angela
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Open and closed mode of online discussion - does it matter?
author_facet Abd. Jalil, Habibah
McFarlane, Angela
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title Open and closed mode of online discussion - does it matter?
title_short Open and closed mode of online discussion - does it matter?
title_full Open and closed mode of online discussion - does it matter?
title_fullStr Open and closed mode of online discussion - does it matter?
title_full_unstemmed Open and closed mode of online discussion - does it matter?
title_sort open and closed mode of online discussion - does it matter?
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 2010
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15942/1/58.%20Open%20and%20Closed%20Mode%20of%20Online%20Discussion.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15942/
http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2018%20(1)%20Mar.%202010/14%20Pg%20103-114.pdf
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