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The effect of emoticons in simplex and complex task-oriented communication: An empirical study of instant messaging

Effects of emotional cues transmitted in e-mail communication on the emotions experienced by senders and receivers

Exploiting Opportunities for Knowledge-Building in Asynchronous Distance Learning Environments.

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Facilitating Asynchronous Distance Learning: Exploiting Opportunities for Knowledge Building in Asynchronous Distance Learning Environments.

Abstract The aim of this study was to gain further insight into how analogical reasoning and mental simulation, two cognitive strategies, influence team dynamics in innovative product design. A particular emphasis was placed on exploring the association between these two strategies and team cohesion and team collaboration. Analogies were coded for “analogical distance” (i.e., within domain or between domain) and “analogical purpose” (i.e., problem identification, function finding, solution generation, and explanation). The results indicated that the presence of either analogizing or mental simulation was related to team cohesion and team collaboration, with mental simulation having an especially marked association with team collaboration. Within-domain analogizing was found to enhance team collaboration, but it did not influence team cohesion. Furthermore, all types of analogical purpose showed a similar association with team cohesion, whereas solution generation and function finding had a stronger association with team collaboration. We propose that analogizing and mental simulations are strategies that serve valuable functions in engendering enhanced cohesion and collaboration, which might be expected to lead to more effective design outcomes, although this remains an empirical question in need of further corroboration.

How do Analogizing and Mental Simulation Influence Team Dynamics in Innovative Product Design

Cognitive Characteristics of Face-to-Face and Computer-Mediated Communication in Group Discussion : An Examination from Three Dimensions

The relation between backchannel utterance and idea-generation has hardly been studied. Based on preliminary investigations, we formulated a hypothesis that a listener's backchannel utterances facilitate a speaker's idea-generation. This study experimentally manipulated the frequency of backchannel utterances by listeners during speakers' idea-generation for think-aloud tasks. 16 Japanese female undergraduates participated. Analysis indicated that frequent backchannel utterances increased not only the number of ideas generated but also the speaking time for the tasks.

Effect of backchannel utterances on facilitating idea-generation in Japanese think-aloud tasks.

This is a case study on support for thinking through computer-mediated communication. Two graduate students were supervised in their research using computer-mediated communication, which was asynchronous and written; the supervisor was not present. The students' reports pointed out there was more planning and editing and low interactivity in this approach relative to face-to-face communication. These attributes were confirmed by their supervisor's report. The students also suggested that the latter was effective in support of a production stage of thinking in research, while the former approach was effective in support of examination of thinking. For distance education to be successful, an appropriate combination of communication media must consider students' thinking stages. Finally, transient and permanent effects should be discriminated in computer-mediated communication.

Atsuo Kawaguchi

Papers

Cognitive Characteristics of Face-to-Face and Computer-Mediated Communication in Group Discussion : An Examination from Three Dimensions

Effect of backchannel utterances on facilitating idea-generation in Japanese think-aloud tasks.

A case study on support for students' thinking through computer-mediated communication.