Content analysis schemes to analyze transcripts of online asynchronous discussion groups: A review

Computers and Education

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-28

  De Wever, B ^a   Schellens, T ^a   Valcke, M ^a   Van Keer, H ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Distributed learning environments; Interactive learning environments; Learning communities

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; CONTENT BASED RETRIEVAL; EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; ONLINE SEARCHING; RELIABILITY;

COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; LEARNING COMMUNITIES;

GROUP TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 27644526567     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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