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Biology1
Computer Mediated…1
Discussion (Teaching…1
Electronic Mail1
Higher Education1
Student Participation1
Web Based Instruction1
Writing (Composition)1
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Association for Educational…1
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Barbour, Michael K.1
Collins, Michael A.J.1
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The Act of Online Writing as an Indicator of Student Performance
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Barbour, Michael K.; Collins, Michael A.J. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
This paper considers student use of a web-based discussion forum in a second year, non-major Biology course. The authors discuss how meaningful participation in the forum is a form of public writing and may be an indicator of overall student success in the course. The authors also discuss how this success in the course is not tied to the students?…
Descriptors: Biology, Web Based Instruction, Higher Education, Writing (Composition)