Facilitating interactions through structured web-based bulletin boards: A quasi-experimental study on promoting learners' critical thinking skills
Facilitating interactions through structured web-based bulletin boards: A quasi-experimental study on promoting learners' critical thinking skills
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通过结构化网络公告板促进互动：促进学习者批判性思维技能的准实验研究
DOI：
10.1016/j.compedu.2007.04.006
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2008
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R. Bill
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作者：
Y. Yang;T. Newby;R. Bill
本实验研究探讨了结构化的基于Web的公告板（WBB）讨论在提高兽医远程学习的学习者的批判性思维（CT）技能，以及他们对通过WBB学习的态度的有效性。两个因变量是学习者的计算机技术技能和他们对通过WBBs学习的态度。本研究采用不同的方法来考察学习者的批判性思维技能：（a）定量方法：采用加州批判性思维技能测试（CCTST）来全面考察学习者的批判性思维技能的变化;（B）定性方法：采用交互分析模型来考察学习者在WBB讨论的不同阶段的交互模式。提供了关于评分员间可靠性、编码器培训和编码过程的详细信息。研究结果显示，结构化的WBBs能显著改善学习者的电脑翻译技能与学习态度。
This experimental study investigated the effectiveness of structured Web-Based Bulletin Board (WBB) discussions in improving the critical thinking (CT) skills of learners involved in veterinary distance learning, as well as their attitudes toward learning via WBBs. The two dependent variables were learners’ CT skills and their attitudes toward learning via WBBs. The learners’ CT skills were examined in different ways: (a) quantitative method: California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) to holistically investigate the changes in learners’ CT skills, and (b) qualitative method: Interaction Analysis Model to investigate learners’ interaction patterns in different phases of the WBB discussions. Detailed information about inter-rater reliability, the training of the coders, and the coding process is provided. The findings indicated that structured WBBs significantly improved learners’ CT skills and attitudes toward learning via WBBs.