The Relation Among Gender, Language, and Posting Type in Online Chemistry Course Discussion Forums

Genevieve Henricks; Michelle Perry; Suma Bhat

doi:10.1145/3636555.3636867

The Relation Among Gender, Language, and Posting Type in Online Chemistry Course Discussion Forums

Genevieve Henricks, Michelle Perry, Suma Bhat

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Abstract

This study explored gendered language used in an online chemistry course's discussion forums, to understand how using gendered language might help or hinder learning outcomes, while considering the goal of various posting structures required in the course. Findings revealed that although gendered-language use did not differ between men and women, gendered forms of language were widely used throughout the forums. The use of gendered language appeared strategic, however, and reliably varied by the goal of the discussion post (i.e., posting a solution to a homework problem, asking a question, or answering a question). Ultimately, gender, language and posting type were found to be related to final grade.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	LAK 2024 Conference Proceedings - 14th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	189-199
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400716188
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3636555.3636867
State	Published - Mar 18 2024
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, LAK 2024 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: Mar 18 2024 → Mar 22 2024

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference	14th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, LAK 2024
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	3/18/24 → 3/22/24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Software

Keywords

Gendered language
Online discussion
STEM education

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Henricks, G., Perry, M., & Bhat, S. (2024). The Relation Among Gender, Language, and Posting Type in Online Chemistry Course Discussion Forums. In LAK 2024 Conference Proceedings - 14th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (pp. 189-199). (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3636555.3636867

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Henricks, G, Perry, M & Bhat, S 2024, The Relation Among Gender, Language, and Posting Type in Online Chemistry Course Discussion Forums. in LAK 2024 Conference Proceedings - 14th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 189-199, 14th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, LAK 2024, Kyoto, Japan, 3/18/24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3636555.3636867

The Relation Among Gender, Language, and Posting Type in Online Chemistry Course Discussion Forums. / Henricks, Genevieve; Perry, Michelle; Bhat, Suma.
LAK 2024 Conference Proceedings - 14th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge. Association for Computing Machinery, 2024. p. 189-199 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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