Collaborative critical thinking in online environment

To determine the factors affected students' participation and critical thinking skill through online discussion the process of learning and teaching in one subject is revised. The findings of research affirmed A) the importance and effects of students' participation in learning process and giving prompt on the base of Socratic questions through discussion to promote critical thinking ability and B) the persistence of students' CT skills after the administration of teaching and the modeling of Socratic questioning in online discussion persuaded through Web Based Bulletin (WBB) discussions.