Examining students’ reflective thinking from keywords tagged to blogs: using map analysis as a content analysis method

摘要: Reflective learning refers to a learner's purposeful and conscious manipulation of ideas toward meaningful learning. Blogs have been used support reflective thinking, but the commonly seen blog software usually does not provide overt mechanisms for students' high-level reflections. A new tool was designed thinking process. Beyond writing posts, allowed users attach up five keywords each post link on concept map. This study aimed seek evidence in participants’ keyword-attaching activities. Data analysis included producing mental maps texts, calculating nodes high centrality (most talked-about most connected nodes) with help including AutoMap Organizational Risk Analyzer, comparing student-generated against map nodes. Results keyword analyses revealed that two-thirds student-attached matched also indicat...