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The Effects of Conversational Language on Group Interaction and Group Performance in Computer-Supported Collaborative Argumentation
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Jeong, Allan C. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of Learning and Cognition, 2006
This study examined the effects of conversational language (e.g., asking questions, inviting replies, acknowledgments, referencing others by name, closing signatures, "I agree, but", greetings, etc.) on the frequency and types of responses posted in reply to given types of messages (e.g., argument, evidence, critique, explanation), and…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Computer Mediated Communication, Persuasive Discourse, Debate
The Effects of Linguistic Qualifiers and Intensifiers on Group Interaction and Performance in Computer-Supported Collaborative Argumentation
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Jeong, Allan C. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
This study tested the effects of linguistic qualifiers and intensifiers on the number and types of replies elicited per argument and per challenge posted in online debates. To facilitate collaborative argumentation, thirty-two students (22 females, 10 males) enrolled in a graduate-level online course classified and labeled their messages as…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Persuasive Discourse, Females, Linguistics
The Effects of Communication Style and Message Function in Triggering Responses and Critical Discussion in Computer-Supported Collaborative Argumentation
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Jeong, Allan C. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
This study examined how differences in communication style affect how likely particular types of messages (e.g. arguments, evidence, critiques, explanations) were able to elicit critical responses during four online debates. Event sequence analysis was used to compare the response probabilities for each type of message across messages that used…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Persuasive Discourse, Language Styles