Chatting to Learn: The Changing Psychology and Evolving Pedagogy of Online Learning
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3.4.2 Self-Awareness

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3.4.3 Social Cues

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3.4.4 Blocking

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3.4.5 Diffuse Responsibility

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3.5 Alternative Interpretations

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3.6 Summary

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Chapter 4: Interaction Quality: A Quasi-Experimental Study

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4.1 Studying “Quality”

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4.1.1 Defining “Quality”

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4.2 The Research Setting: CS 4001

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4.2.1 The Role of Small Group Discussions

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4.2.2 A Typical Class Session

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4.2.2.1 Arrival

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4.2.2.2 Introductory Lecture

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4.2.2.3 Small Group Discussion

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4.2.2.4 Wrap-Up/Report Out

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4.2.3 The Everyday Problems of Participation in CS 4001

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4.2.3.1 Too Little Time

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4.2.3.2 Class Size

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4.2.3.3 Motivation

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4.2.4 Behavioral Changes in Online Pilot Studies

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4.3 Quasi-Experimental Method

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4.3.1 Data Collected

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4.3.2 Quantifying “Quality”

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4.3.3 Developing a Standard of Comparison

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