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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Incomplete - Not_Inspected Title: Supporting critical thinking with group discussion on threaded bulletin boards: An analysis of group interaction Abstract: This study examines the nature of group interactions and critical thinking in threaded bulletin board discussions by analyzing events and event sequences. Particular attention was given to interactions involving opposing and conflicting viewpoints to determine how, when, and which interactions support critical thinking. This study proposes a model of critical thinking, consisting of twelve critical thinking functions and event categories, for coding threaded discussions. Based on the model, various methods and computer algorithms were developed to compute and analyze event frequencies and event sequences in threaded messages based on the sequential analysis methods of Bakeman & Gottman (1997). These methods were used to examine group processes in online discussions in terms of event sequences and event probabilities. The study found the methods to be effective and useful for identifying patterns in the group interaction and measuring the outcomes that follow the interactions--surmounting many of the challenges in analyzing event sequences faced in previous studies. The events and event sequences observed in this study provided evidence to both support and challenge existing models of critical thinking. All together, the results of the study illustrated the potential application of the methods for diagnosing problematic interactions, exploring effective forms of interaction, and testing the effects of different interventions and communication technologies on group processes and outcomes. |
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COMMITTEESHIPS:
- Changwoo Yang - Florida State University (2009)
- Robin Lee Donaldson - Florida State University (2010)
- Sherry L Piezon - Florida State University (2011)