Guidelines of discussion board prompts in higher education: A scoping review protocol

Q1 Social Sciences

International journal of educational research open Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI:10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100470

Denise R. Gehring , Sharon K. Titus , Tasha M. Bleistein , Hong Li

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Abstract

Background & Aim

Discussion boards are a key component of online courses in higher education. Educators use this collaborative environment to encourage social and intellectual interactions, develop reasoning and presentation skills, and facilitate deeper learning. Research has been conducted on student participation and interaction in online discussions, yet little is known about how to create and categorize effective prompts. This planned scoping review aims to identify in the existing literature the taxonomies and standardization guidelines of discussion board prompts in higher education.

Methods

This protocol (PRISMA-P) establishes the study parameters for the planned scoping review, conducted from January 2025 through June 2025. The team will conduct a thorough scoping review following the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology, analyzing literature from 13 databases that are published between January 2005 and March 2025. The team will report the results and data using the PRISMA-ScR checklist, PRISMA 2020 flow diagram, and visual aids to enhance rigor. Moreover, thematic analysis will be utilized to identify and synthesize recurring themes and gaps in the literature.

Results

The final scoping review will outline the search process and results, the study selection and synthesis process, and data analysis and presentation of findings.

Conclusion

The planned review aims to provide key insights into how educators can effectively develop and categorize discussion board prompts, pinpointing gaps within the literature and providing direction for future research.

Review Registration

This protocol was registered on March 17, 2025, on Open Science Framework. The registry number is OSF.IO/VUS46.

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高等教育讨论板提示指南：范围审查协议

背景,讨论板是高等教育在线课程的重要组成部分。教育工作者利用这种协作环境来鼓励社会和智力互动，发展推理和表达技能，并促进更深层次的学习。关于学生在在线讨论中的参与和互动的研究已经进行了，但关于如何创建和分类有效的提示却知之甚少。这个计划范围审查的目的是在现有文献中确定高等教育讨论板提示的分类和标准化指南。方法：本方案（PRISMA-P）为2025年1月至2025年6月进行的计划范围审查建立了研究参数。该团队将按照乔安娜布里格斯研究所的方法进行彻底的范围审查，分析2005年1月至2025年3月期间发表的13个数据库中的文献。该团队将使用PRISMA- scr检查表、PRISMA 2020流程图和视觉辅助工具报告结果和数据，以提高严谨性。此外，专题分析将用于识别和综合文献中反复出现的主题和空白。最终的范围审查将概述搜索过程和结果，研究选择和综合过程，以及数据分析和研究结果的呈现。本综述旨在为教育工作者如何有效地开发和分类讨论板提示提供关键见解，指出文献中的空白，并为未来的研究提供方向。该协议于2025年3月17日在开放科学框架上注册。注册表号为OSF.IO/VUS46。

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