Share Paper: Assessment of Online Discussion: Collecting Discussion Content and Generating Analysis Data for Assessment and Feedback

  1. Yang Yang, Massey University, New Zealand
  2. Eva Heinrich, Massey University, New Zealand
  3. Elizabeth Kemp, Massey University, New Zealand
Tuesday, October 18 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Waimea Canyon

Abstract: Online asynchronous discussion offers great educational opportunities to distance learners as well as bringing benefits to supplement in-class instruction. The use of online discussion forums empowers teachers to emphasize social aspect of learning and promote in-depth discussions even when students are at a distance. Assessing students’ development and achievement via discussion tends to be difficult and the amount of work involved in collecting relevant information for grading can be overwhelming to teachers.This study provides a new approach to addressing the assessment of online discussions, by automating the collection of discussion data and by generating input into the assignment module of ...