Stimulating Critical Thinking in a Virtual Learning Community with Instructor Moderations and Peer Reviews

dc.creator	Sacip Toker
dc.creator	Ke Zhang
dc.date	2011-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:17:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:17:52Z
dc.identifier	2073-7904
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9eae60bf18934e65ae906688601f3741
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26522
dc.description	This mixed methods study investigated the dynamic impacts of instructor moderations and peer reviews on critical thinking (CT) in a virtual learning community. Multiple data sets were collected from online discourses, participants’ written reflections, and learning artifacts, and analyzed and triangulated with both quantitative and qualitative methods. Both instructor moderations and peer reviews had great impacts on learner’s CT in multiple ways, and stimulated CT development throughout the semester. As learners grew with more CT skills, the needs for instructor moderations decreased; yet peer reviews peaked in terms of quantity, length, and depth of discussions. Peer reviews in this study also demonstrated effective questioning patterns, which were positively accepted by students being questioned or criticized, and resulted in changes and improvements in the final learning artifacts. Practical implications for online teaching and learning and community building are discussed, together with suggestions for future research.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Hong Kong Bao Long Accounting & Secretarial Limited
dc.relation	http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/152/111
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2073-7904
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Knowledge Management & E-Learning : an International Journal, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 534-547 (2011)
dc.subject	Critical Thinking
dc.subject	Peer Review
dc.subject	Instructor Moderation
dc.subject	Virtual Learning Community
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Stimulating Critical Thinking in a Virtual Learning Community with Instructor Moderations and Peer Reviews
dc.type	article