Web Survey Bibliography
Title Focused Online Discussions, Moments of Difficulty, and Student Understanding
Author Hodges, P. C.
Source Social Science Computer Review, 22, 2, pp. 197-210
Year 2004
Database EBSCOhost
Access date 18.05.2004
Abstract How might computing technologies be used to help address critical problems in the teaching of sociology and other disciplines? This article discusses a qualitative case study designed to illuminate this question. It examines how a very simple computing technology, namely online discussion groups, was designed and structured to address certain pedagogical problems. Qualitative analysis of student postings and observations of the process reveals that focused, web-based discussions made student thinking visible to peers and teacher, created an electronic archive, and provided feedback to instructors. The moments-of-difficulty approach helped to identify and address lacunae in background knowledge or skills that interfere with learning, highlight new concepts needing clarification or statistical relationships requiring explanation, and helped students construct new interpretations and questions. The article discusses threshold conditions for using technology, suggests questions for further research, and considers how computing technologies may increase our understanding of teaching and learning more generally.
Access/Direct link EBSCOhost (abstract)
Year of publication2004
Bibliographic typeJournal article
Web Survey Bibliography - E-learning (24)
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- Exploration of secondary students’ creativity by integrating web-based technology into an innovative...; 2009; Jang, S.- J.
- Statistical analysis of on-line courses; 2009; Baelter, O.
- Online vs. face-to-face discussion in a web-based research methods course for postgraduate nursing students...; 2008; Campbell, M., Gibson, W., Hall, A., Richards, D., Callery, P.
- Online Student Ratings: Increasing Response Rates; 2006; Nelson, D. L.
- Lessons Learned From Online vs. Paper-based Computer Information Students’ Evaluation System; 2005; Liegle, J., McDonald, D. S.
- Using Online Surveys to Evaluate Distance Education Programs; 2005; Strachota, E., Schmidt, S., Conceicao, S.
- Teacher-Student Interaction and Learning in On-line Theological Education. Part I: Concepts and Concerns...; 2005; Heinemann, M. H.
- The impact of Web-based instruction on transactional distance; 2004; Ramanau, R.
- Is the education on digital libraries adequate?; 2004; Yan, Q. L.
- Focused Online Discussions, Moments of Difficulty, and Student Understanding; 2004; Hodges, P. C.
- An investigation of relationships among instructor immediacy and affective and cognitive learning in...; 2004; Baker, J. D.
- Teaching online methods in higher education - the study module "Experimental Psychology" as an example...; 2004; Schulte, F. P., Heineken, E., Ollesch, H.
- The Seven E-learning Barriers Facing Employees; 2003; Mungania, P.
- Designing, implementing, and evaluating an educational digital library resource; 2003; Che Kassim, A. R., Kochtanek, T. R.
- Web accessible databases for electronic resource collections: a case study and its implications; 2003; Cohen, L. B., Calsada, M. M.
- Examining Online Instruction in Undergraduate Nursing Education; 2002; Christianson, L., Tiene, D., Luft, P.
- Online, but on target? Internet-based MBA courses; 2002; McGorry, S. Y.
- SurveyMonkey.com - Web-Based Survey and Evaluation System: http://www.SurveyMonkey.com; 2002; Gordon, A.
- Online business education in the twenty-first century: an analysis of potential target markets; 2001; Evans, J. R., Haase, I. M.
- A spectrometer in the bedroom—the development and potential of internet-based experiments; 2001; Cartwright, H. M., Valentine, K.
- Dimensions of Internet Science; 2001; Reips, U. -D., Bosnjak, M.
- Online Focus Group: A Tool to Evaluate Online Students' Course Experience; 1999; Monolescu, D., Schifter, C.
- Growing up digital; 1998; Tapscott, D.