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Table 3 Data Sources for Research Questions

From: Design and investigation of cooperative, scaffolded wiki learning activities in an online graduate-level course

Research Questions

Data Sources

1. How did students participate in the cooperative wiki learning activities?

• Blackboard-aggregated participation data (number of words modified by students)

• Blackboard-archived modification history by students

• Part of an open-ended questionnaire responded by four volunteer students, regarding their participation in the wiki activities

• The final versions of all the wikis

2. Was students’ participation in the wiki learning activities related to their course performance?

• Students’ numbers of modified words in wikis

• Students’ course grades (excluding a group-based grade)

3. How did students perceive their learning experiences with the wiki activities, in terms of the activities’ purposes, scaffolding strategies, and issues?

• Part of an open-ended questionnaire responded by four volunteer students, regarding their experiences with the wikis

• Students’ end-of-semester written reflections (a course assignment), in case a student reflected on the wiki activities