A meta-analysis of research of problem solving activities in online discussion

Abstract

Today, technology has changed the teaching and learning method. Most of instructor and students are using computer and online medium to implement teaching and learning method even though they are not in the classroom. By using online medium, teaching and learning also can be occurredat anywhere andat anytime. Within the learning process, psychological processescan be occurred and same goes to online learning.Psychological processes could perform any types of activities that use a variety of processes such as thinking, remembering, problem solving, interpretation and others. One of the psychological processes in online learning is problem solving.Problem solving refers to the mental process that involves discovering, analyzing and solving problems (Cherry, 2003).Nowadays, by using variety of online medium,problem solving can be applied within teaching and learning through online discussion.This paper discusses about a meta-analysis of research of problem solving activities in online discussion.