Effective Discussion Through a Computer-Mediated Anchored Forum
Effective Discussion Through a Computer-Mediated Anchored Forum
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DOI：
10.1207/s15327809jls0904_3
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发表时间：
2000-10
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
M. Guzdial;J. Turns
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作者：
M. Guzdial;J. Turns
以计算机为媒介的讨论论坛（如新闻组或教学管理软件环境中的论坛）在高等教育中越来越普遍。这样的论坛很有趣，因为它们不仅是最容易添加到课程中的技术之一，而且还可以为学生提供重要的学习机会。然而，仅仅提供一个讨论论坛并不意味着它将被有效地用于促进学习。在本文中，我们探讨的想法，一个论坛的具体功能可能会增加有效的讨论发生在论坛内的可能性。我们将有效的讨论定义为持续的讨论，并专注于与课堂学习目标相关的主题。然后，我们描述了一个电子讨论论坛的规格-一个以计算机为媒介的锚定讨论论坛-我们建议使持续的主题讨论更有可能。我们报告的结果，支持这一建议的两项研究。最后，我们探讨了计算机支持的讨论工具的学习和设计研究的影响。
Computer-mediated discussion forums (such as newsgroups or those in instructional management software environments) are becoming common in higher education. Such forums are interesting because they are not only one of the easiest technologies to add to a class but may also provide an important learning opportunity for students. However, simply making a discussion forum available does not mean that it will be used effectively to enable learning. In this paper, we explore the idea that specific features of a discussion forum may increase the likelihood of effective discussions taking place within the forum. We define effective discussions as those that are sustained and are focused on topics related to class learning goals. We then describe the specifications for an electronic discussion forum-a computer-mediated anchored discussion forum-that we propose makes sustained on-topic discussion more likely. We report on the results of two studies that support this proposal. We end by exploring implications for research into computer-supported discussion tools for learning and their design.