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50 Years of ERIC
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Davidson-Shivers, Gayle V.; Luyegu, Eunice; Kimble, Barbara E. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2012
Non-participation and poor quality participation in online environments is often discussed in the literature. Interaction and engagement in online discussions are critical for understanding and constructing new knowledge. In this case study, we examined messages posted by graduate students in four online debates for quantity and quality. The…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Persuasive Discourse, Student Participation, Debate
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Davidson-Shivers, Gayle V.; Shorter, Laurie; Jordan, Kathy; Rasmussen, Karen L. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1999
Describes a study of high ability, highly verbal fifth-grade students that was conducted to identify students' use of learning strategies, their encoding processes, and their navigational decisions in a hypermedia lesson on propaganda techniques which contained an associative-linked structure. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Computer Assisted Instruction, Encoding (Psychology), Grade 5