Students' Interactions in Online Asynchronous Discussion Forum: A Social Network Analysis

被引：19
作者：
Erlin [1 ]
Yusof, Norazah [1 ]
Rahman, Azizah Abdul [1 ]
机构：
[1] UTM, Fac Comp Sci & Informat Syst, Skudai 81310, Malaysia
来源：
2009 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER, PROCEEDINGS | 2009年
关键词：
online interaction; degree centrality; closeness centrality; betweenness centrality; density;
D O I：
10.1109/ICETC.2009.48
中图分类号：
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号：
0812 ;
摘要：
Existing learning management system (LMS) provide limited information regarding the communication structure of group, level of participation, identifying who is central actors and other structural characteristics of the discussion forum. The instructors of an online class are not provided with those structural indicators that would allow them to evaluate the participation and interaction among students in their classes. In many instances, only statistical information, such as frequency of postings is encompassed, but this is not a very useful measurement for the interaction activity. This paper discusses the analysis of students' interactions in an online asynchronous discussion forum (OADF) using social network analysis (SNA) method. The visual objects that represent these online interactions are demonstrated and explained. The findings showed that social network analysis provide more meaningful students' interactions analysis in term of information of communication structures. This approach can be used by instructors to assess social interactions in terms of network structure parameters.
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