When students want to stand out: Discourse moves in online classroom discussion that reflect students' needs for distinctiveness

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Highlights:

• Students with various needs for uniqueness showed different online moves.

• Students made more use of cognitive than social moves or were equal in these moves.

• A case comparison approach yielded a rich view of students' dialogic interaction.

• More factors than simply uniqueness-seeking explain students' contributions.

摘要

•Students with various needs for uniqueness showed different online moves.•Students made more use of cognitive than social moves or were equal in these moves.•A case comparison approach yielded a rich view of students' dialogic interaction.•More factors than simply uniqueness-seeking explain students' contributions.

论文关键词:Uniqueness-seeking need,Optimal distinctiveness,Computer-mediated discussion,Case comparison,Social and cognitive presence

论文评审过程:Received 5 June 2014, Revised 25 September 2014, Accepted 13 November 2015, Available online 31 December 2015, Version of Record 31 December 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.024