Teacher assessment of computer-mediated discussions
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Recent interest in online course design has prompted concern in issues relating to assessment of student contributions in computer-mediated communication (CMC) environments. A current focus of discussion in CMC research is to look into how instructors could move away from looking at the quantity (i.e., the number of postings) to assessing the quality (i.e., the usefulness and meaningfulness of the postings) of students’ contributions in online discussion forums. The study aims to identify online instructors’ criteria for assessing students’ contributions in online discussion forums. The study used an assessment exercise where six online instructors rated students’ electronic transcripts taken from an online course. These instructors were interviewed about their ratings. The results reveal six themes that reflect online instructors’ emphases in assessing online contributions: idea elaboration, new contribution, reflection, creativity, tone, and connectivity.
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