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ERIC Number: EJ643385
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0892-3647
Critical Thinking, Cognitive Presence, and Computer Conferencing in Distance Education.
Garrison, D. Randy; Anderson, Terry; Archer, Walter
American Journal of Distance Education, v15 n1 p7-23 2001
Presents encouraging empirical findings related to an attempt to create an efficient and reliable instrument to assess the nature and quality of critical discourse and thinking in a text-based educational context. Suggests that cognitive presence (critical, practical inquiry) can be created and supported in a computer-conference environment with appropriate teaching and social presence. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Cognitive Processes, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking, Discourse Communities, Distance Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Inquiry, Models, Online Systems, Teleconferencing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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