Analysis of interaction patterns and scaffolding practices in online discussion forums

Seibu Mary Jacob; Hong Kian Sam

doi:10.1109/ICDLE.2010.5606025

Analysis of interaction patterns and scaffolding practices in online discussion forums

Seibu Mary Jacob, Hong Kian Sam

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An analysis on interaction patterns and scaffolding techniques is attempted on an online discussion forum happening in 10 groups of 36 students in an Engineering Mathematics unit. The analysis was performed on the content of the student and moderator postings and classification done based on the IBIS model. It was noticed that a lot of student interactions were related to students proposing issues and their positions. Majority of the moderator interactions were Socratic questioning modes and suggestions to effectively coordinate with peer members. The scaffold of Socratic questioning was seen to contribute to the active responses in the online groups.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICDLE 2010 - 2010 4th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, Proceedings
Pages	115-118
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDLE.2010.5606025
Publication status	Published - 20 Dec 2010
Event	4th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education - San Juan, PR, United States Duration: 3 Oct 2010 → 5 Oct 2010

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Conference	4th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education
Abbreviated title	ICDLE 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Juan, PR
Period	3/10/10 → 5/10/10

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Jacob, SM & Sam, HK 2010, Analysis of interaction patterns and scaffolding practices in online discussion forums. in ICDLE 2010 - 2010 4th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, Proceedings., 5606025, pp. 115-118, 4th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, San Juan, PR, United States, 3/10/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDLE.2010.5606025

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