An Investigation of Collaboration Processes in an Online Course: How do Small Groups Develop over Time?
This study investigated communication patterns and behavior in problem-solving groups in a graduate online course. An inductive qualitative analysis method was employed to analyze 732 messages that were retrieved from small group forums. The current study identified a temporal pattern of group devel...
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| Language: | English |
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Athabasca University Press
2012-10-01
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| Series: | International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning |
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| Online Access: | http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1211/2281 |