Using data mining as a strategy for assessing asynchronous discussion forums

Computers and Education

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 141-160

  Dringus, Laurie P ^a   Ellis, Timothy ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Computer mediated communications; Distance education and telelearning; Distributed learning environments; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DATA REDUCTION; DISTANCE EDUCATION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TEACHING; TEXT PROCESSING;

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TELELEARNING; DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; TEACHING-LEARNING STRATEGIES;

DATA MINING;

EID: 14744278261     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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