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Thread-Based Analysis of Patterns in VMT
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Thread-Based Analysis of Patterns in VMT

Murat Perit Cakir, Fatos Xhafa and Nan Zhou
Studying Virtual Math Teams, pp 359-371
01 Jan 2009

Abstract

Education & Educational Research Education, Scientific Disciplines Mathematics Physical Sciences Science & Technology Social Sciences
In this chapter we present a thread-based approach for analyzing synchronous collaborative math problem-solving activities. Threading information is shown to be an important resource for analyzing collaborative activities, especially for conducting sequential analysis of interaction among participants of a small group. We propose a computational model based on thread information, which allows us to identify patterns of interaction and their sequential organization in computer-supported collaborative environments like VMT. This approach enables us to understand important features of collaborative math problem solving in a chat environment and to envisage several useful implications for educational and design purposes.

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