ERIC Number: EJ1165969
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Interaction Analysis for Supporting Students' Self-Regulation during Blog-Based CSCL Activities
Michailidis, Nikolaos; Kapravelos, Efstathios; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos
Educational Technology & Society, v21 n1 p37-47 2018
Self-regulated learning is an important means of supporting students' self-awareness and self-regulation level so as to enhance their motivation and engagement. Interaction Analysis (IA) contributes to this end, and its use in studying learning dynamics involved in asynchronous Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) activities has rightfully increased in recent years. This paper presents a case study regarding the impact IA graphs have on students' self-regulation, during a blog-based learning activity. More specifically, 52 secondary education students--a control group (25 students without IA toolkit support) and an experimental group (27 students with IA toolkit support)--used a blog, as a communication and information management medium for creating Scratch games. The statistical analysis of their responses to the Self-Regulation Questionnaire, before and after the activity, indicates that IA graphs facilitated their self-regulation capacity. The results support the initial hypothesis, namely that IA constitutes an important module for self-regulation in CSCL settings, enhancing the collaborative learning activity.
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Learning Activities, Asynchronous Communication, Cooperative Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Case Studies, Self Management, Active Learning, Statistical Analysis, Questionnaires, Student Projects, Computer Graphics, Statistical Significance, Secondary School Students, Pretests Posttests, Semi Structured Interviews, Interaction, Network Analysis, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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