... skills such as collaboration, critical thinking and decision making. In similar fashion, Tan (2003) found that applying conversation theory to guide discussions improved critical thinking with students in online arts courses. The teach‐back conversation theory seems to be useful in online courses...

...M. Henderson; S. Shurville; K. Fernstrom; Lisa Weltzer‐Ward; Beate Baltes; Laura Knight Lynn Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a theoretically based coding framework for an integrated analysis and assessment of critical thinking in online discussion. Design/methodology/approach...