A case study of social network analysis of the discussion area of a virtual learning platform

作者：Wu Meimei; Zhou Xinmin

来源：World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, 2014, 12(3): 458-462.

• Changing trends
• College students
• Evaluation and assessment
• Virtual learning
• Virtual learning environments

The social network analysis method, which was used to explore the collaborative capabilities of college students in a virtual learning environment, is described in this article. In this method, diagnostic evaluation and assessment was applied to analysis of the changing trend in collaboration. The students' network relationships were analysed through social network analysis. Measures included density and centrality. Using the reform of the Database Principles course as a vehicle, the characteristics of students' collaboration in an advisory type social network were determined. This illustrated the usefulness of social network analysis. A positive trend emerged from the students' collaboration in the virtual learning environment, as determined by the social network analysis.

• 出版日期2014
• 单位中国传媒大学