Student Participation and Interaction in Online Case-Based Discussions: Comparing Expert and Novice Facilitation

IF 2.8 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Online Learning Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI:10.24059/olj.v25i4.2901
Yishi Long,Adrie A. Koehler
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Discussion is an essential component in case-based learning (CBL), as it offers students the opportunity to consider diverse perspectives, clarify confusion, and construct understanding. As a facilitator bears most of the responsibility for the overall success of CBL, understanding how facilitation strategies influence interactions during discussions is worthwhile. However, previous CBL facilitation research has primarily considered student perspectives during case discussions, without examining relationships between facilitator experience and student interaction and participation. This study combined social network analysis and content analysis to compare the structure of expert and novice instructors’ discussion posts and to consider their relationship to student participation and interaction in online case discussions. Results showed that both the expert and novice instructors used facilitation strategies involving social congruence, cognitive congruence, and content expertise frequently in the discussions; however, when and how they used a combination of these strategies was noticeably different. These differences influenced student interaction. More specifically, students tended to interact with others more actively and densely as a result of questions initiated by the expert facilitator. Suggestions are provided for novice facilitators.
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在线案例讨论中的学生参与与互动:专家与新手促进的比较
讨论是基于案例的学习(CBL)的重要组成部分,因为它为学生提供了考虑不同观点、澄清困惑和构建理解的机会。由于促进者对CBL的整体成功负有大部分责任,因此了解促进策略如何影响讨论中的互动是值得的。然而,以往的CBL促进研究主要是在案例讨论中考虑学生的观点,而没有考察促进者经验与学生互动和参与之间的关系。本研究结合社会网络分析和内容分析,比较专家和新手教师讨论帖的结构,并考虑它们与学生参与和互动在线案例讨论的关系。结果表明:专家教师和新手教师在讨论中都频繁使用社会一致性、认知一致性和内容专业知识等促进策略;然而,他们何时以及如何使用这些策略的组合是明显不同的。这些差异影响了学生的互动。更具体地说,由于专家引导者提出的问题,学生倾向于更积极、更密集地与他人互动。为新手引导者提供建议。
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Online Learning
Online Learning EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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