Suzanne Ho, Sessional Lecturer, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, 6102. Email: s_ho@consultant.com
Assessment, discourse, evaluation, Internet, on-line discussion, participation.
How do you encourage or facilitate on-line participation? What constitutes effective participation? This paper firstly examines selected theories about encouraging effective on-line participation and secondly, reviews a range of qualitative and quantitative methods for assessing the effectiveness of students' on-line participation. The author makes recommendations on strategies to encourage on-line participation and relevant criteria for assessing participation in on-line discussions, based on an extensive literature review. Within the scope of this paper, on-line participation will be analysed in the context of discussions within internet-based learning environments only.
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