Examining Student Note Revising as a Component of Knowledge Construction in Discussion-Centered Online Courses

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Abstract

In this paper, the authors examine data drawn from six graduate courses to uncover information about note revising behavior among students enrolled in discussion-centered online courses. Results suggest that, on average, students tend to revise about 20% of their notes, the majority of which contain 2 to 3 revisions. A closer analysis of one of these courses suggests that more than two thirds of revisions tend to focus on discussion notes, rather than social or assignment-related notes. Results also suggest that revised notes tend to be lengthier, contain more academic words, and more links to others’ notes. Furthermore, revised notes tend to attract more readers.

Authors

• Kim Mackinnon, University of Toronto - OISE

• Jim Hewitt, OISE/University of Toronto