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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS
Transactions ID Number: 32-773
Full Name: Kai-Yin Lin
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Title of the Paper: Using social network analysis to study patterns of interaction among practice teachers in a Blog community
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The technologies of Blog, (a common name for web logs) have recently raised interests in the educational arena. The aim of this study is to empirically identify and understand the patterns of Biology practice teachers¡¦ peer interaction in a Blog community. A case study method is adopted in the study, using social network analysis, we analyzed how 65 practice teachers from different educational levels developed collaborative reflective social networks, when they had write reflective notes, and receive feedbacks from peers and university advisors during their practice year. The results showed that the density of interactions was large individual differences in regard to participation within the Blog. The analysis revealed that practice teachers from university of education in Biology dominated discourse interaction. An important characteristic of practice teachers' culture of interaction was that practice teachers from Bachelor¡¦s level major in Biology interacted m!
ainly within their respective groups. It is concluded that social network analysis provided new information about patterns and structures of practice teachers' interaction culture within the Blog.
Keywords: Blog, Practice teacher, Social network analysis
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