Aninhamento como unidade de análise de fóruns de discussão: análise da abordagem ciência, tecnologia e sociedade

Abstract

In virtual discussion forums is important to encourage interaction and collaboration in order to provide the meanings negotiation process. Research that have as some object discussion forums, although they make use of them for the production of data, not present, mostly well-designed unit of analysis to be used in discussion forums researches. In this perspective, this study evaluates the nested form as proposed analysis unit of virtual discussion forums that took place in the Moodle. Similarly, this study uses nested form to evaluate Science-Technology-Society approaches expressed by teachers in a discussion forum. Since then, many studies adopt the STS designation in different perspectives, assigning different meanings to what has been termed as STS approaches. The main results observed that nested form is constituted as a unit of analysis can provide an understanding of the semantic sequencing of threads present in the analyzed discussion forum. Nested form also led evaluate Science-Technology-Society approaches expressed by participants during the discussion forum. In the final considerations presented in addition to the findings of this study, implications of it for research.