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Table 1 The coding scheme of students’ interactive behaviors in discussion forums

From: Topic tracking model for analyzing student-generated posts in SPOC discussion forums

Label

Behavioral Categories

Basic description of behavioral categories

TP

Thread Posting

The post is written by a student to start a new thread (including hot topics, unsolved problems, etc.)

RE

Replying

The post that involves “回复/reply”, “mention”, or “@” is delivered to response to someone’s message.

QU

Quoting

The post that contains “http”, “quote”, “blockquote”, or other similar symbols is written to argue someone’s opinions.

CP

Common Posting

Common posting is different from replying and is not a direct response to someone’s message.