Category and Indicator Definitions...

Category and Indicator	Definitions	Criteria	Example From Discussion Board
Affective Responses
Paralanguage	Features of text outside formal syntax used to convey emotion (i.e., emoticons, exaggerated punctuation, or spelling)		“v/r”
Emotion	Use of descriptive words that indicate feelings (i.e., love, sad, hate, silly); conventional or unconventional expression of emotions		“I do enjoy….”
Humor	Use of humor—joking, teasing, cajoling, irony, sarcasm, understatement.		“LOL”
Self-Disclosure	Sharing personal information, expressing vulnerability or feelings	An expression or a process of communication by which one person reveals personal information of their feelings/emotional states about happened things to others. The feelings/emotional states can be descriptive or evaluative and positive or negative.	“I find this difficult to believe …”
			After reading the article, I do believe that … is a good idea, but I am not sold that….”
			“I put a great deal of thought into this question.”
			“I feel sorry for …” “I am not sure….”
Interactive Responses
Acknowledgment	Referring directly to the contents of others’ messages; quoting from others’ messages agreement		“Your comments regarding … hit home for me.”
			“I see your point about …, however I would pose that …”
			“I’m certainly on the same page with you regarding …”
Agreement/Disagreement	Expressing agreement or disagreement with other’s messages	Expressing agreement or disagreement with other’s contents of messages, exclude agreement and disagreement with instructional materials.	“I am all for it.”
			“There really is no question at this point….”
			“Your position seems to be going in the right direction for….”
			“Your idea of … is one of the areas that definitely need to be addressed.”
Invitation	Asking questions or otherwise inviting responses. Students ask questions of each other or moderator.		“Makes me wonder is it because …?”
Invitation			“What would it look like if …?”
Complimenting, expressing appreciation	Showing appreciation for each other		“Appreciate our contribution.”
			“Good insights X.”
			“I appreciate your insights on … this week.”
			“Thanks for sharing your experiences with …”
Cohesive Responses
Greetings and salutations/phatic			Greetings, closures. Communication that serves a purely social function	“Have a great weekend.”
Greetings and salutations/phatic	“Have a good day.”
Vocatives	Addressing or referring to classmates by name
Group reference/inclusivity	Referring to the group as “we,” “us,” or “our.” Addresses the group as a possessed or as a whole	Referring to the group as “we,” “us,” or “our.” Addresses the group as a possessed or as a whole. Exclude the circumstances when “we,” “us,” “our” are used to referring people’s own families, like “our daughter….”/“our son …”	“As we all know …”
Embracing the group	Revealing life outside the group	Any expression that lets the group know about the circumstance of the author. Revealing author’s life outside the group, not / exclude the shared circumstances or universal social phenomenon.

Category and Indicator	Definitions	Criteria	Example From Discussion Board
Affective Responses
Paralanguage	Features of text outside formal syntax used to convey emotion (i.e., emoticons, exaggerated punctuation, or spelling)		“v/r”
Emotion	Use of descriptive words that indicate feelings (i.e., love, sad, hate, silly); conventional or unconventional expression of emotions		“I do enjoy….”
Humor	Use of humor—joking, teasing, cajoling, irony, sarcasm, understatement.		“LOL”
Self-Disclosure	Sharing personal information, expressing vulnerability or feelings	An expression or a process of communication by which one person reveals personal information of their feelings/emotional states about happened things to others. The feelings/emotional states can be descriptive or evaluative and positive or negative.	“I find this difficult to believe …”
			After reading the article, I do believe that … is a good idea, but I am not sold that….”
			“I put a great deal of thought into this question.”
			“I feel sorry for …” “I am not sure….”
Interactive Responses
Acknowledgment	Referring directly to the contents of others’ messages; quoting from others’ messages agreement		“Your comments regarding … hit home for me.”
			“I see your point about …, however I would pose that …”
			“I’m certainly on the same page with you regarding …”
Agreement/Disagreement	Expressing agreement or disagreement with other’s messages	Expressing agreement or disagreement with other’s contents of messages, exclude agreement and disagreement with instructional materials.	“I am all for it.”
			“There really is no question at this point….”
			“Your position seems to be going in the right direction for….”
			“Your idea of … is one of the areas that definitely need to be addressed.”
Invitation	Asking questions or otherwise inviting responses. Students ask questions of each other or moderator.		“Makes me wonder is it because …?”
Invitation			“What would it look like if …?”
Complimenting, expressing appreciation	Showing appreciation for each other		“Appreciate our contribution.”
			“Good insights X.”
			“I appreciate your insights on … this week.”
			“Thanks for sharing your experiences with …”
Cohesive Responses
Greetings and salutations/phatic			Greetings, closures. Communication that serves a purely social function	“Have a great weekend.”
Greetings and salutations/phatic	“Have a good day.”
Vocatives	Addressing or referring to classmates by name
Group reference/inclusivity	Referring to the group as “we,” “us,” or “our.” Addresses the group as a possessed or as a whole	Referring to the group as “we,” “us,” or “our.” Addresses the group as a possessed or as a whole. Exclude the circumstances when “we,” “us,” “our” are used to referring people’s own families, like “our daughter….”/“our son …”	“As we all know …”
Embracing the group	Revealing life outside the group	Any expression that lets the group know about the circumstance of the author. Revealing author’s life outside the group, not / exclude the shared circumstances or universal social phenomenon.

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