%0 Journal Article %1 garrison2001critical %A Garrison, D Randy %A Anderson, Terry %A Archer, Walter %D 2001 %I Taylor & Francis %J American Journal of distance education %K community dewey education higher inquiry online %N 1 %P 7-23 %T Critical thinking, cognitive presence, and computer conferencing in distance education %U http://cde.athabascau.ca/coi_site/documents/Garrison_Anderson_Archer_CogPres_Final.pdf %V 15 %X This article describes a practical approach to judging the nature and quality of critical discourse in a computer conference. A model of a critical community of inquiry frames the research. A core concept in defining a community of inquiry is cognitive presence. In turn, the practical inquiry model operationalizes cognitive presence for the purpose of developing a tool to assess critical discourse and reflection. Encouraging empirical findings related to an attempt to create an efficient and reliable instrument to assess the nature and quality of critical discourse and thinking in a textbased educational context are presented. Finally, it is suggested that cognitive presence (i.e., critical, practical inquiry) can be created and supported in a computer conference environment with appropriate teaching and social presence.

@article{garrison2001critical, abstract = {This article describes a practical approach to judging the nature and quality of critical discourse in a computer conference. A model of a critical community of inquiry frames the research. A core concept in defining a community of inquiry is cognitive presence. In turn, the practical inquiry model operationalizes cognitive presence for the purpose of developing a tool to assess critical discourse and reflection. Encouraging empirical findings related to an attempt to create an efficient and reliable instrument to assess the nature and quality of critical discourse and thinking in a textbased educational context are presented. Finally, it is suggested that cognitive presence (i.e., critical, practical inquiry) can be created and supported in a computer conference environment with appropriate teaching and social presence.}, added-at = {2015-02-13T13:52:10.000+0100}, author = {Garrison, D Randy and Anderson, Terry and Archer, Walter}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23265a9ca4499c6fd16ff3cfd630d034f/yish}, interhash = {18778b59400dde35d73e21851a4c79b9}, intrahash = {3265a9ca4499c6fd16ff3cfd630d034f}, journal = {American Journal of distance education}, keywords = {community dewey education higher inquiry online}, number = 1, pages = {7-23}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, timestamp = {2015-02-13T13:52:10.000+0100}, title = {Critical thinking, cognitive presence, and computer conferencing in distance education}, url = {http://cde.athabascau.ca/coi_site/documents/Garrison_Anderson_Archer_CogPres_Final.pdf}, volume = 15, year = 2001 }