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  Analyzing Online Discourse to Assess Students’ Thinking

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Randall E. Groth

February 2008, Volume 101, Issue 6, Page 422

Abstract:

Article describes how the analysis of discussion board conversations can be useful for charting the path instruction should take. This analysis is illustrated within the context of a course for preservice teachers. The use of such analysis as an assessment tool is also considered in relation to mathematics courses for high school students.

Classification:
Assessment
Statistics/Data Analysis
Technology

Additional Keywords:
Data Analysis, Discourse, Assessment, Technology

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