The Effects of Using Online Q&A Discussion Forums with Different Characteristics as a Learning Resource

Eric Zhi Feng Liu, Shan Shan Cheng, Chun Hung Lin

研究成果: 雜誌貢獻期刊論文同行評審

6 引文 斯高帕斯(Scopus)

摘要

Online Q&A discussion forums have recently become important information resources for students and studies have shown that online discussion forums have a positive influence on learning outcomes. However, it remains unclear how the specific characteristics of these forums contribute to this effect. This paper employed a set of evaluative criteria based on the tenets social cognitive theory to classify Q&A discussion forums according to the features they provide and the quality of the user experience. Experiments were conducted to determine how the characteristics of online Q&A discussion forums influence discussion behavior, the quality of discourse, and learning performance. Statistical results reveal that students using more elaborate online Q&A discussion forums are more likely to actively participate in online discussions, engaging at a higher cognitive level, and enjoying superior learning performance when compared to those using forums that are more rudimentary.

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頁(從 - 到)667-675
頁數9
期刊Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
22
發行號4
DOIs
出版狀態已出版 - 11月 2013

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