Analysis of interactions in learning forums

The present research aims to analyze whether the use of discussion forums to support a course in a university who works in a mixed approach, may provide support the construction of knowledge. We inquire what kind of interactions promotes the teacher to support the construction of knowledge in online...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Padilla Partida, Siria; Universidad de Guadalajara, Hernández Mariscal, Raúl; Universidad de Guadalajara
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Apertura. Revista de Innovación Educativa
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:udgvirtual.udg.mx:article/334
Acceso en línea:http://www.udgvirtual.udg.mx/apertura/index.php/apertura/article/view/334
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Interacción; foros de discusión; construcción del conocimiento
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Sumario:The present research aims to analyze whether the use of discussion forums to support a course in a university who works in a mixed approach, may provide support the construction of knowledge. We inquire what kind of interactions promotes the teacher to support the construction of knowledge in online forums and what degree of knowledge construction can achieve forum participants according to the model of Gunawardena, Lowe and Anderson (1997). In the results found low levels in construction of knowledge, because about 80% of the messages sent in the forums only reach level two: Gunawardena, Lowe and Anderson (1997) they refers share and compare information and search for dissonances in the exchange of ideas, students do not reach move to higher levels of collective construction of knowledge, confirming the findings of other research in the sense that it takes more than one interaction to achieve a collective construction of knowledge.