anonymousness
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a·non·y·mous
(ə-nŏn′ə-məs)adj.1. Having an unknown or unacknowledged name: an anonymous author.
2. Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency: an anonymous letter.
3. Having no distinctive character or recognition factor: "They were carried over a bridge above an anonymous parade of shops" (Elizabeth Speller).
[From Late Latin
anōnymus, from Greek
anōnumos,
nameless :
an-,
without; see
a-1 +
onuma,
name (influenced by earlier
nōnumnos,
nameless); see
nō̆-men- in
Indo-European roots.]
a·non′y·mous·ly adv.
a·non′y·mous·ness n.
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Combating
anonymousness in populous CS1 and CS2 courses.
For example, one respondent said, "I believe the anonymousness (sic) of the online class helps to make people feel free from judgment so they express more openly here." The last pattern Topics refers to the content taught/discussed in online and physical classrooms.
Excerpts for the Theme Voice * I believe the anonymousness of the online class helps to make people feel free from judgment so they express more openly here.
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