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Babak Abedin Farhad Daneshgar John D’Ambra 《Education and Information Technologies》2011,16(3):227-244
By the proliferation of online courses, the social dimension of computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is becoming
more important than before. Research shows that communicative behavior adaptation to the computer medium is a critical issue
in CSCL social relationship development. Two dominant theories in the CSCL field, social information processing theory and
adaptive structuration theory, argue that individuals do not simply receive the technology passively but they adapt their
behavior to increase benefits from the technology. This paper develops an instrument in order to operationalize the notion
of individual’s communicative behavior adaptability in CSCL. Through an exploratory factor analysis performed on a small sample
of post graduate students of an online degree in an Australian university, three factors have been unveiled: (1) individual
perception of self-representation, (2) individual perception of compatibility, and (3) individual perception of the use of
computer technology. Identification of these factors is expected to facilitate understanding of individuals’ social behaviors
in CSCL environment, which in turn will guide the design of CSCL systems. In addition, the paper examines the relationships
between the extracted factors and four environmental factors: learner’s characteristics, course characteristics, instructor
characteristics, and technology characteristics. The results show that none of these characteristics strongly affect perception
of self-representation or perception of the use of computer technology. On the other hand, a strong relationship was found
between perception of compatibility and learner’s and course characteristics. The reliability as well as validity of the study
is examined and findings are discussed. These findings will provide further insights into the design process of CSCL systems. 相似文献
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Xier Luo Yu Zhou Bing Zhang Yi Zhang Xiaobo Wang Tong Feng Zhipeng Li Kuiqing Cui Zhiqiang Wang Chan Luo Hui Li Yanfei Deng Fenghua Lu Jianlin Han Yongwang Miao Huaming Mao Xiaoyan Yi Cheng Ai Shigang Wu Alun Li Zhichao Wu Zijun Zhuo Do Da Giang Bikash Mitra Mohammad Farhad Vahidi Shahid Mansoor Sahar Ahmed Al-Bayatti Eka Meutia Sari Neena Amatya Gorkhali Sigit Prastowo Laiba Shafique Guoyou Ye Qian Qian Baoshan Chen Deshun Shi Jue Ruan Qingyou Liu 《国家科学评论(英文版)》2020,7(3):686
Domesticated buffaloes have been integral to rice-paddy agro-ecosystems for millennia, yet relatively little is known about the buffalo genomics. Here, we sequenced and assembled reference genomes for both swamp and river buffaloes and we re-sequenced 230 individuals (132 swamp buffaloes and 98 river buffaloes) sampled from across Asia and Europe. Beyond the many actionable insights that our study revealed about the domestication, basic physiology and breeding of buffalo, we made the striking discovery that the divergent domestication traits between swamp and river buffaloes can be explained with recent selections of genes on social behavior, digestion metabolism, strengths and milk production. 相似文献
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Farhad Saba 《Distance Education》2005,26(2):255-272
Distance education has grown rapidly in the United States in recent years. Both private‐ and public‐sector organizations have embraced the practice of reaching their clients, employees, and students at a distance via new technologies afforded them by the telecommunication and computer nexus. Distance education is grounded on technology, and its practice would be difficult, if not impossible, without it. However, reducing the idea to its technological foundations, and losing sight of its social science base has led to a conceptual confusion in the field. This article will illustrate the growth of distance education in the United States, describe the social science paradigm of distance education, demonstrate the empirical evidence of this paradigm, and analyze its ramifications for the field in general, as well as for students, educational organizations, and instructors. 相似文献
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Farhad Saba 《The American journal of distance education》2016,30(4):275-276
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Patrick J. Harrison Farhad Saba Bonnie J. Seeman Gina Molise Robert Behm Michael D. Williams 《Educational technology research and development : ETR & D》1991,39(4):65-77
The study described in this article takes the view that distance education programs are dynamic systems with multiple constituencies.
Literature on distance education programs as complex systems and on the critical constituency approach to program evaluation
was used to guide the development of a questionnaire designed to assess the components of a distance education program. Instrument
development was conducted in four phases using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The data from this study suggest
that there are four major components of effectiveness in distance education programs: instruction, management, telecommuting,
and support. Within each of these components there are from two to five subcomponents, 14 components in all, which can be
used to assess distance education programs. The assessment scale which was developed measures these four components and their
subcomponents. 相似文献
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Babak Abedin Farhad Daneshgar John D'Ambra 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2012,43(3):385-397
While technological improvements of the computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) have been substantial, its nontask social aspect has not received proportional attention. This study investigates the notion of nontask sociability of CSCL, and identifies its relationship with the students' learning outcomes using the case of an Australian postgraduate programme. Learning outcome is defined as a multiple variable consisting of pedagogical affect, student's interest and perceived learning. Five items were identified for operationalising the nontask sociability. These are ‘finding help’, ‘sense of appealing’, ‘sense of boringness’, ‘sense of interactivity’ and ‘sense of frustration’. In addition, a strong relationship was revealed between nontask sociability and learning outcomes which implies that further attention needs to be given to the nontask aspect of the CSCL interactions. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are then discussed. 相似文献
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Farzad Ashrafi Hafez Mohammadhassanzadeh Farhad Shokraneh Ali Valinejadi Karim Johari Nazanin Saemi Alireza Zali Niloofar Mohaghegh Hassan Ashayeri 《Health information and libraries journal》2012,29(4):323-332
Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyse Iranian scientific publications in the neuroscience subfields by librarians and neuroscientists, using Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) via Web of Science data over the period, 2002–2008. Methods: Data were retrieved from the SCIE. Data were collected from the ‘subject area’ of the database and classified by neuroscience experts into 14 subfields. To identify the citation patterns, we applied the ‘impact factor’ and the ‘number of publication’. Data were also analysed using HISTCITE, Excel 2007 and SPSS. Results: Seven hundred and thirty‐four papers have been published by Iranian between 2002 and 2008. Findings showed a growing trend of neuroscience papers in the last 3 years with most papers (264) classified in the neuropharmacology subfield. There were fewer papers in neurohistory, psychopharmacology and artificial intelligence. International contributions of authors were mostly in the neurology subfield, and ‘Collaboration Coefficient’ for the neuroscience subfields in Iran was 0.686 which is acceptable. Most international collaboration between Iranians and developed countries was from USA. Eighty‐seven percent of the published papers were in journals with the impact factor between 0 and 4; 25% of papers were published by the researchers affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Conclusion: Progress of neuroscience in Iran is mostly seen in the neuropharmacology and the neurology subfields. Other subfields should also be considered as a research priority by health policymakers. As this study was carried out by the collaboration of librarians and neuroscientists, it has been proved valuable for both librarians and policymakers. This study may be encouraging for librarians from other developing countries. 相似文献
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Farhad Saba 《The American journal of distance education》2013,27(3):81-84
Beyond the Text: Contemporary Writing on Distance Education. Edited by Terry Evans and Bruce King (Geelong, Victoria, Australia: Deakin University Press, 1991, 264 pp., $25.50 Australian Dollars). 相似文献