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Vogel, Freydis; Wecker, Christof; Kollar, Ingo; Fischer, Frank – Educational Psychology Review, 2017
Scripts for computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) offer socio-cognitive scaffolding for learners to engage in collaborative activities that are considered beneficial for learning. Yet, CSCL scripts are often criticized for hampering naturally emerging collaboration. Research on the effectiveness of CSCL scripts has shown divergent…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Learning, Cooperative Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Fischer, Frank; Kollar, Ingo; Stegmann, Karsten; Wecker, Christof – Educational Psychologist, 2013
This article presents an outline of a script theory of guidance for computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). With its 4 types of components of internal and external scripts (play, scene, role, and scriptlet) and 7 principles, this theory addresses the question of how CSCL practices are shaped by dynamically reconfigured internal…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Guidance, Scripts
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Wecker, Christof; Stegmann, Karsten; Bernstein, Florian; Huber, Michael J.; Kalus, Georg; Kollar, Ingo; Rathmayer, Sabine; Fischer, Frank – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2010
Collaboration scripts are usually implemented as parts of a particular collaborative-learning platform. Therefore, scripts of demonstrated effectiveness are hardly used with learning platforms at other sites, and replication studies are rare. The approach of a platform-independent description language for scripts that allows for easy…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Scripts, Online Courses, Cooperation