How and What University Students Learn through Online and Face-to-Face Discussion: Conceptions, Intentions and Approaches
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Robert A. Ellis, P Goodyear, M Prosser, A O'Hara
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Volume 22, Number 4, ISSN 1365-2729 Publisher: Wiley
Abstract
This paper reports a phenomenographic investigation into students' experiences of learning through discussion--both online and face to face (F2F). The study context was a second-year undergraduate course in psychology for social work in which the teacher had designed discussion tasks to begin in F2F mode and to continue online. A combination of open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews was used to investigate students' conceptions of what they were learning, their intentions and their approaches to learning through discussion. Analysis of the interview and open-ended questionnaire data identified a number of qualitatively different conceptions, intentions and approaches to learning through discussion. Associations were found between what students thought they were learning through discussions, their approaches to learning through discussion and their course grade. Students with a cohesive conception and students adopting a deep approach (to learning through online discussion) got better course grades. There was no significant difference between deep and surface approaches to F2F discussion and course grade. The outcomes of this study have implications for the design of online and F2F discussion tasks and in particular for helping students adopt richer conceptions of what they stand to gain through discussion.
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Ellis, R.A., Goodyear, P., Prosser, M. & O'Hara, A. (2006). How and What University Students Learn through Online and Face-to-Face Discussion: Conceptions, Intentions and Approaches. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 22(4), 244-256. Wiley. Retrieved August 12, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/98840/.
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