Examining the role of computer-supported knowledge-building discourse in epistemic and conceptual understanding

Feng Lin; Carol K.K. Chan

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 5 (October 2018) pp. 567–579

This study characterized students' online collaborative discourse from a theory-building perspective and examined its relation to epistemic and conceptual understanding. Fifty-two fifth graders' Knowledge Forum discussions on electricity were...

Developing metadiscourse through reflective assessment in knowledge building environments

Chunlin Lei; Carol K.K. Chan

Computers & Education Vol. 126, No. 1 (November 2018) pp. 153–169

This study examined how reflective assessment supported by principles facilitated metadiscourse for knowledge advances mediated by Knowledge Forum® (KF). Participants were 60 tertiary students in two classes engaging in knowledge building and...

Language: English

Students' views of collaboration and online participation in Knowledge Forum

Carol K.K. Chan; Yuen-Yan Chan

Computers & Education Vol. 57, No. 1 (August 2011) pp. 1445–1457

This study examined students’ views of collaboration and learning, and investigated how these predict students’ online participation in a computer-supported learning environment. The participants were 521 secondary school students in Hong Kong, who...

Language: English

Topics: Collaboration

Using blogs to support learning during internship

Samuel K.W. Chu; Carol K.K. Chan; Agnes F.Y. Tiwari

Computers & Education Vol. 58, No. 3 (April 2012) pp. 989–1000

Blogging has been recommended as a suitable tool for learning during internship due to its associated usefulness in collaborative learning, reflection, communication, and social support. In this study, blogging was incorporated into the internship...

Language: English