网络学习空间中同伴互助焦点和手段的研究

The Study on the Focus and Means of Peer Assisted Learning in Learning Cyberspace

The purpose of learning cyberspace is to promote people interconnection. Peers in learning cyberspace can provide strong support and help for learners. This paper aims to examine the focus and means of peer assisted learning in learning cyberspace. The social network analysis method， content analysis method， and sequential method were adopted to analyze the interaction patterns， characteristics， focus， and means. The results indicated that the focus of peer assisted learning mainly centered on cognitive level. Peers mainly adopted sharing information， explaining information， and asking questions to provide help in learning cyberspace. In addition， peers often adopted the same means to provide help. Only few of peers can transfer different means when provide help and supports for peers. The limitations and future directions can be also discussed in detail.