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Non-Restricted Asynchronous Web-Based Forums: A Study of Preservice Science Teachers’ Attitudes
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, Lehigh University, United States

IJET Volume 6, Number 4, ISSN 1077-9124 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA

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This study investigated the purposeful use of asynchronous telecommunications in a science education methods/curricu-lum course involving the use of a nonrestrictive, public Web-based forum with preservice science teachers. The findings in this study revealed most participants had positive attitudes towards interacting with the Web-based forum. Fur-thermore, there were no significant differences between par-ticipants' attitudes with respect to access to a networked computer. The interface of the Web-based forum contributed to the shaping of reflective thinking. This study depicts how a group of preservice teachers can interact in a nonrestric-tive, asynchronous Web-based forum and participate in a community of practice.

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Bodzin, A. (2000). Non-Restricted Asynchronous Web-Based Forums: A Study of Preservice Science Teachers’ Attitudes. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, 6(4), 363-392. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 25, 2023 from .

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