Sadhana Puntambekar & Gijsbert Erkens 
Analyzing Interactions in CSCL [PDF ebook] 
Methods, Approaches and Issues

Introduction: Documenting and Analyzing CSCL Interactions.- Part 1: Understanding Group Processes.- A Complexity-Grounded Model for the Emergence of Convergence in Group Discussions.- Analyzing Collaborative Interactions with Data Mining Methods for the Benefit of Research and Learning.- Contextual Perspective in Analyzing Students’ Collaborative Activity in CSCL Contexts.- A Collaborative Analysis and Visualization Platform for Theory Building and Pedagogical Support in Knowledge Building.- Representational Tools for Understanding Complex Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Environments.- How to Study Group Cognition.- Commentary: Issues in Analyzing and Documenting Group Processes.-Part 2: Individual Learning within Groups.- Analyzing the L in CSCL.- Analyzing Collaborative Learning Through Hierarchical Linear Modeling.- Quantifying Qualities: Multi-Dimensional Analyses of Text-Based Communication in CSCL.- Using Multilevel Analysis in CSCL Research.- Assessing Argumentation in CSCL: Goals, Structures and Functions.- Commentary: Role of Individual Learning and Group Processes in CSCL.- Part 3: Frameworks for Analyzing CSCL.- An Interaction-Aware Design Process for the Integration of Interaction Analysis in Mainstream CSCL Practices.- Towards an Automatic Measure of Transactivity in On-line Discussions.- Analyzing Collaborative Interactions in Multiple Science Learning Contexts.-An Analytic Framework for Conceptualizing and Representing Distributed Mediated Interaction.- Analyzing Collaborative Interactions Across Domains and Settings: An Adaptable Rating Scheme.- Commentary: Analyzing Group Interactions Design of CSCL Systems.-Concluding Commentary: Issues and Dilemmas in Analyzing Learning and Collaboration.