Students' Activity Focus in Online Asynchronous Peer Learning Forums

dc.creator	Naomi BOYER
dc.creator	Sarah LANGEVIN
dc.creator	Alessio GASPAR
dc.creator	William ARMITAGE
dc.date	2010-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:29:27Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:29:27Z
dc.identifier	1648-5831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/833bb7e5a88d4e84a3c042547d135813
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30834
dc.description	This qualitative study explores how using Peer Learning Forums (PLF) in an online asynchronous computer programming course can be analyzed to derive information about Student Activity Focus (SAF) for adult Information Technology students. Three instruments are proposed to assist instructors classify questions posted by students on these forums, obtain easy quantitative measures of their SAF, and use it to gain a better understanding of the type of learning barriers they are encountering. In addition, we also look at the difference in SAF between passing and failing students based on their exam performance. The PLF learning activity and the classification instruments are easily adaptable to other disciplines or courses and allow instructors and students alike to gain a better understanding of what kind of participation is helpful in online asynchronous discussion forums.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
dc.relation	http://www.mii.lt/informatics_in_education/pdf/INFE162.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1648-5831
dc.source	Informatics in Education, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 19-36 (2010)
dc.subject	CS-1
dc.subject	Introductory programming courses
dc.subject	Peer learning forums
dc.subject	Online asynchronous course
dc.subject	Blackboard forums
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	Information technology
dc.subject	T58.5-58.64
dc.subject	Industrial engineering. Management engineering
dc.subject	T55.4-60.8
dc.subject	Technology (General)
dc.subject	T1-995
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	DOAJ:Computer Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
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	Information technology
dc.subject	T58.5-58.64
dc.subject	Industrial engineering. Management engineering
dc.subject	T55.4-60.8
dc.subject	Technology (General)
dc.subject	T1-995
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	DOAJ:Computer Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Information technology
dc.subject	T58.5-58.64
dc.subject	Industrial engineering. Management engineering
dc.subject	T55.4-60.8
dc.subject	Technology (General)
dc.subject	T1-995
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Information technology
dc.subject	T58.5-58.64
dc.subject	Industrial engineering. Management engineering
dc.subject	T55.4-60.8
dc.subject	Technology (General)
dc.subject	T1-995
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Information technology
dc.subject	T58.5-58.64
dc.subject	Industrial engineering. Management engineering
dc.subject	T55.4-60.8
dc.subject	Technology (General)
dc.subject	T1-995
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.title	Students' Activity Focus in Online Asynchronous Peer Learning Forums
dc.type	article