Communication of Elementary School Teachers in an Asynchronous Discussion Net Environment

Author: Yen-Ting Chen(Department of Mathematics Education, National Taichung University of Education)

Vol.&No.：Vol. 57, No. 1
Date：March 2012
Pages：79-111
DOI：10.3966/2073753X2012035701004

Abstract：

This study analyzes the communication processes of 7 elementary school teachers in an asynchronous discussion net environment. Content analysis was used to determine what communication patterns appeared and what teachers discussed. The results showed that: (1) teacher communication patterns changed from “asymmetric interaction” to “symmetric interaction”; (2) the discussion content of teachers changed from teaching strategy knowledge to mathematics content knowledge and mathematics pedagogical content knowledge. Finally, this study provides suggestions for future research.

Keywords：asynchronous, teaching case, communication pattern

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