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Student's participation aspects in asynchronous discussions for distance education

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Patriarcheas Kiriakos and

Xenos MichalisAuthors Info & Claims

PCI '13: Proceedings of the 17th Panhellenic Conference on Informatics

September 2013

Pages 235 - 242

https://doi.org/10.1145/2491845.2491880

Published: 19 September 2013 Publication History

Abstract

The asynchronous capabilities of electronic fora allows for more thought, reflection and processing of information and provides a high level of interactivity, which encourages collaboration and influences the learning process. This article focuses on the student participation research in distance education fora, investigating the reasons that influence the participation of students in a forum, by studying the causes that strengthen or discourage participation in the distance education fora.

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Kiriakos PMichalis XSokratis KMichael HTheodoros ADimosthenis AElias CTheodora VMara N(2014)Groups Analysis via Text-Based Computer-Mediated CommunicationProceedings of the 18th Panhellenic Conference on Informatics10.1145/2645791.2645792(1-6)Online publication date: 2-Oct-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2645791.2645792

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Kiriakos PMichalis XSokratis KMichael HTheodoros ADimosthenis AElias CTheodora VMara N(2014)Groups Analysis via Text-Based Computer-Mediated CommunicationProceedings of the 18th Panhellenic Conference on Informatics10.1145/2645791.2645792(1-6)Online publication date: 2-Oct-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2645791.2645792

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