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Analyzing Cognitive Presence In Online Courses Using An Artificial Neural Network, Thomas Edward Mcklin
Analyzing Cognitive Presence In Online Courses Using An Artificial Neural Network, Thomas Edward Mcklin
Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Dissertations
This work outlines the theoretical underpinnings, method, results, and implications for constructing a discussion list analysis tool that categorizes online, educational discussion list messages into levels of cognitive effort. Purpose The purpose of such a tool is to provide evaluative feedback to instructors who facilitate online learning, to researchers studying computer-supported collaborative learning, and to administrators interested in correlating objective measures of students’ cognitive effort with other measures of student success. This work connects computer–supported collaborative learning, content analysis, and artificial intelligence. Method Broadly, the method employed is a content analysis in which the data from the analysis is modeled …
Effectiveness Of Online Education In A High School Honors American Government Classroom, Lisa Yantes
Effectiveness Of Online Education In A High School Honors American Government Classroom, Lisa Yantes
Master of Education Program Theses
The internet is a tool that many students use to do research in the classroom. Students are asked to use the internet for a variety of activities ranging from general searches for information to completing a course online. The effectiveness of online courses is of interest to many educators who want to know if this method is worth pursuing. Teachers are also interested in understanding student attitudes toward online education. This study examined the effectiveness of online learning as a teaching method in an Honors American Government class that was taught using Blackboard as the delivery system. The participants in …