Online Discussion Assignments Improve Students’ Class Preparation

Tara T. Lineweaver

doi:10.1080/00986283.2010.488546

Online Discussion Assignments Improve Students’ Class Preparation

Tara T. Lineweaver

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Abstract

To increase the number of students who read the text before class and to promote student interaction centering on text material, I developed an online discussion assignment as a required component of a cognitive psychology course. Across 2 studies, this assignment had a limited effect on examination performance, but students completing online discussions were more likely to read the textbook in advance of class and reported reading it more carefully, particularly late in the semester. Students completing online discussions also reported understanding lectures better and feeling more prepared for exams immediately after lecture than classmates. Together, results support previous studies that suggest online discussions can be an effective tool in undergraduate psychology courses.

Original language	American English
Journal	Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Volume	37
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00986283.2010.488546
State	Published - Jan 1 2010

Keywords

Cognitive Psychology
Discussion Groups
Educational Psychology
Interaction
Reader Text Relationship

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Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology

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