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Edited by
Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and Dr. W.
Michael Reed,
New York University
Incoming editor: Dr. Lynne Schrum, University of Georgia
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| formerly Journal of Research on Computing in
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Volume 34 Number 4
Summer 2002
Exploration of Collaborative Learning and Communication in
an Educational Environment Using Computer-Mediated Communication
Qing Li
University of Calgary, Canada
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between the
language functions associated with messages generated through
computer-mediated
communication (CMC) and the collaborative learning process. In
addition, the study explores the extent to which people interact in
CMC environments. A total of 413 electronic messages generated by
students in a fifth- and sixth-grade classroom regarding their
mathematics
and science coursework were analyzed. Research results show that
students actively participated in collaborative learning in the context
of
CMC. The analysis of the data also indicates that two language
functions (presenting opinion and expressing disbelief) appeared more
frequently in intermediate messages than in single messages.
Moreover, “asking information” occurred more often in initial messages
than
in either finishing messages or intermediate messages.
Contributors
Qing Li is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at
the University of Calgary.
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Contact
Qing Li
GDER/Faculty of Education
University of
Calgary
2500 University Dr. NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Canada
qinli@ucalgary.ca
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