Peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions: a case study of peer e-moderation supports
Efforts to attract students’ participation in asynchronous online discussions (AOD) have taken a number of various paths; mostly on the role of instructor as moderators. Despite economical advantages proposed by peer moderation of AODs, students’ e-moderation supports have not been widely explored i...
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2015
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| author | Ghadirian, Hajar Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Abu Bakar, Kamariah Silong, Abu Daud |
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| description | Efforts to attract students’ participation in asynchronous online discussions (AOD) have taken a number of various paths; mostly on the role of instructor as moderators. Despite economical advantages proposed by peer moderation of AODs, students’ e-moderation supports have not been widely explored in Asian cultures. To better understand and address this gap, this study reports a qualitative case study exploring the peer moderators’ e-moderation supports used to attract their group mates to participate more in AODs. Data were collected from students’ discussion transcripts and log files. AODs’ density was chosen as the criterion to look for successful AODs. We deemed a peer moderator to have successfully attracted other students to participant if the AOD had a density score above the mean density score. E-moderation supports enacted by the peer moderators were then examined. Using quantitative content analysis, all e-moderation supports were identified to be adapted by peer moderators. However, knowledge construction, information exchange, and socialization supports were found to be of continuous importance. |
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| spelling | upm-662012019-02-12T06:48:09Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66201/ Peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions: a case study of peer e-moderation supports Ghadirian, Hajar Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Abu Bakar, Kamariah Silong, Abu Daud Efforts to attract students’ participation in asynchronous online discussions (AOD) have taken a number of various paths; mostly on the role of instructor as moderators. Despite economical advantages proposed by peer moderation of AODs, students’ e-moderation supports have not been widely explored in Asian cultures. To better understand and address this gap, this study reports a qualitative case study exploring the peer moderators’ e-moderation supports used to attract their group mates to participate more in AODs. Data were collected from students’ discussion transcripts and log files. AODs’ density was chosen as the criterion to look for successful AODs. We deemed a peer moderator to have successfully attracted other students to participant if the AOD had a density score above the mean density score. E-moderation supports enacted by the peer moderators were then examined. Using quantitative content analysis, all e-moderation supports were identified to be adapted by peer moderators. However, knowledge construction, information exchange, and socialization supports were found to be of continuous importance. Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66201/1/ICERP2015-37.pdf Ghadirian, Hajar and Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi and Abu Bakar, Kamariah and Silong, Abu Daud (2015) Peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions: a case study of peer e-moderation supports. In: 3rd International Conference on Educational Research and Practice (ICERP 2015), 25-26 Aug. 2015, The Everly, Putrajaya. (pp. 752-765). |
| spellingShingle | Ghadirian, Hajar Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Abu Bakar, Kamariah Silong, Abu Daud Peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions: a case study of peer e-moderation supports |
| title | Peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions: a case study of peer e-moderation supports |
| title_full | Peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions: a case study of peer e-moderation supports |
| title_fullStr | Peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions: a case study of peer e-moderation supports |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions: a case study of peer e-moderation supports |
| title_short | Peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions: a case study of peer e-moderation supports |
| title_sort | peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions: a case study of peer e-moderation supports |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66201/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66201/1/ICERP2015-37.pdf |