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Exploring the behavioural patterns of knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes in peer moderated asynchronous online discussions

Peer moderation has been used as a beneficial strategy in asynchronous online discussions to assist student learning performance. However, most studies in peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions (PMAOD) have focused only on learning effectiveness and perceptions of students rather than on stu...

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Main Authors: Abadi, Hajar Ghadirian Najaf, Salehi, Keyvan, Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
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Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54285/1/Exploring%20the%20behavioural%20patterns%20of%20knowledge%20dimensions.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.542852020-01-14T08:23:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54285/ Exploring the behavioural patterns of knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes in peer moderated asynchronous online discussions Abadi, Hajar Ghadirian Najaf Salehi, Keyvan Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Peer moderation has been used as a beneficial strategy in asynchronous online discussions to assist student learning performance. However, most studies in peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions (PMAOD) have focused only on learning effectiveness and perceptions of students rather than on students’ knowledge dimensions and cognitive processing patterns. This study combined quantitative content analysis (QCA) and lag sequential analysis (LSA) to explore student knowledge dimensions and cognitive processing patterns in PMAOD. The participants were 84 students in an undergraduate blended course from University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. The Revised Bloom Taxonomy (RBT) was used as the codification scheme to code the discussion transcripts of participants assigned the role of peer moderators in a reciprocal manner over seven weeks. Behavioural distributions and patterns of high- and low-quality discussion groups were compared. Results showed that students were primarily sharing knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes of metacognition and understanding, respectively. Additionally, it was found that there was a modest proportion of off-topic discussions. Nonetheless, by means of LSA, it was found that PMAOD exhibited a certain degree of self-sustainability in knowledge and cognitive process behaviours, with the exceptions of procedural knowledge and the cognitive process of applyingand, in terms of diversity in knowledge dimension and cognitive processing, high-quality discussion groups outperformed low-quality groups. Athabasca University Press 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54285/1/Exploring%20the%20behavioural%20patterns%20of%20knowledge%20dimensions.pdf Abadi, Hajar Ghadirian Najaf and Salehi, Keyvan and Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi (2018) Exploring the behavioural patterns of knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes in peer moderated asynchronous online discussions. International Journal of E-learning and Distance Education, 33 (1). pp. 1-28. ISSN 2292-8588 http://www.ijede.ca/index.php/jde/article/view/1030
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description Peer moderation has been used as a beneficial strategy in asynchronous online discussions to assist student learning performance. However, most studies in peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions (PMAOD) have focused only on learning effectiveness and perceptions of students rather than on students’ knowledge dimensions and cognitive processing patterns. This study combined quantitative content analysis (QCA) and lag sequential analysis (LSA) to explore student knowledge dimensions and cognitive processing patterns in PMAOD. The participants were 84 students in an undergraduate blended course from University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. The Revised Bloom Taxonomy (RBT) was used as the codification scheme to code the discussion transcripts of participants assigned the role of peer moderators in a reciprocal manner over seven weeks. Behavioural distributions and patterns of high- and low-quality discussion groups were compared. Results showed that students were primarily sharing knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes of metacognition and understanding, respectively. Additionally, it was found that there was a modest proportion of off-topic discussions. Nonetheless, by means of LSA, it was found that PMAOD exhibited a certain degree of self-sustainability in knowledge and cognitive process behaviours, with the exceptions of procedural knowledge and the cognitive process of applyingand, in terms of diversity in knowledge dimension and cognitive processing, high-quality discussion groups outperformed low-quality groups.
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author Abadi, Hajar Ghadirian Najaf
Salehi, Keyvan
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
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Salehi, Keyvan
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
Exploring the behavioural patterns of knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes in peer moderated asynchronous online discussions
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Salehi, Keyvan
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title Exploring the behavioural patterns of knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes in peer moderated asynchronous online discussions
title_short Exploring the behavioural patterns of knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes in peer moderated asynchronous online discussions
title_full Exploring the behavioural patterns of knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes in peer moderated asynchronous online discussions
title_fullStr Exploring the behavioural patterns of knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes in peer moderated asynchronous online discussions
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the behavioural patterns of knowledge dimensions and cognitive processes in peer moderated asynchronous online discussions
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publisher Athabasca University Press
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