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标题：Role-taking for Knowledge Building in a Blended Learning course
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作者：Paola Francesca Spadaro ; Nadia Sansone ; Maria Beatrice Ligorio 等
期刊名称：Je-LKS
印刷版ISSN：1826-6223
电子版ISSN：1971-8829
出版年度：2009
卷号：5
期号：3
页码：11-21
DOI：10.20368/1971-8829/348
出版社：Casalini Libri
摘要：This paper focuses on role-taking effectiveness during blended learning activities. Two roles have been studied: the tutor, acting during forum-discussions, and the editor, in charge of supervising a collaborative writing task. A quantitative analysis was conducted to verify the impact of the two roles in terms of: a) participation to online activities, b) students’ preference for one of the roles and c) students’perception about the relevance of roles in acquiring academic skills. 48 in-service teachers attending a blended course responded to a 9-items semi-structured questionnaire. Their participation was measured bycounting their reading and writing activities. Results show that the highest participation is obtained when participants could play both roles. Participants prefer one or the other role based on specifc motivations reported on the questionnaire. The motivations were categorized by using four theoretical metaphors: behaviorist, cognitive, constructivist, and socio-constructivist motivations. Lower participants report more behaviorist motivations whereas higher participants have socio-constructivist argumentations. Both roles are perceived as useful to foster participation and improve communication and collaboration skills. Nevertheless, the role of the editor is perceived as more useful than that of the tutor in promoting both online and offine participation and individual learning.
关键词：Role-taking; Blended Learning; Knowledge Building; e-tutor