Cálculo de la fiabilidad y concordancia entre codificadores de un sistema de categorías para el estudio del foro online en e-learning
Abstract
We offer detailed results measuring inter-rater reliability of a coding scheme of higher education online discussion boards. This is part of a piece of research on asynchronous communication in e-Learning. We have used Fleiss’ Kappa coefficient (k) for three raters. Our Kappa coefficient reaches a value of k=0.77. If we consider various authors’ interpretation tables of this index, this k value can be interpreted as a high or good value regarding the strength of agreement. The high reliability of this coding scheme allows it to be used by any researcher at any time, and guarantees results that explain the roles of communication and teaching-learning processes within e-Learning.Downloads
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