Communities of inquiry: cultivating cognitive development in asynchronous discussions through an adaptable learning analytics visualization tool

Abstract

Τhis thesis (a) proposes guidelines for organizing asynchronous discussions that promote cognitive development in the context of a Community of Inquiry and (b) provides the research community with Adaptable Visualizations for Communities (ADVICE), an innovative tool which integrates two ways to enhance learners in cultivating cognitive presence which, according to the CoI framework, is the main element of critical thinking. The first one is by allowing learners the responsibility of coding messages according to the practical inquiry phases of CoI and the second one is by providing learners with timely feedback through adaptable visualizations of the teachers’ and the community’s perspective for the cognitive development of the discussion. In this way, the learner can observe, comparatively, different perspectives. The learners, apart from communicating through a forum are also able to share their viewpoint for the cognitive structure of the discussion and, on the side, to self-reflect ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/47143
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/47143
ND
47143
Alternative title
Κοινότητες διερεύνησης: καλλιεργώντας τη γνωστική ανάπτυξη σε ασύγχρονο περιβάλλον συζήτησης μέσω ενός προσαρμόσιμου εργαλείου οπτικοποίησης αναλυτικών μαθησιακών αλληλεπιδράσεων
Author
Tzelepi, Maria (Father's name: Georgios)
Date
2020
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Ρούσσος Πέτρος
Κυνηγός Χρόνης
Παπανικολάου Κυπαρισσία
Χατζηχρήστου Χρυσή
Πολυχρόνη Φωτεινή
Τζιμογιάννης Αθανάσιος
Παρασκευά Φωτεινή
Discipline
Social Sciences
Education
Keywords
Community of inquiry; Cognitive presence; Learning analytics; Adaptability; Content analysis
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
181 σ., tbls., fig., ch.
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