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Group Trust, Communication Media, and Interactivity: Toward an Integrated Model of Online Collaborative Learning
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Du, Jianxia; Wang, Chuang; Zhou, Mingming; Xu, Jianzhong; Fan, Xitao; Lei, Saosan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
The present investigation examines the multidimensional relationships among several critical components in online collaborative learning, including group trust, communication media, and interactivity. Four hundred eleven university students from 103 groups in the United States responded survey items on online collaboration, interactivity,…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Learning, Trust (Psychology), Electronic Learning
Pattern of Non-Task Interactions in Asynchronous Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Courses
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Abedin, Babak; Daneshgar, Farhad; D'Ambra, John – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
Despite the importance of the non-task interactions in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments as emphasized in the literature, few studies have investigated online behavior of people in the CSCL environments. This paper studies the pattern of non-task interactions among postgraduate students in an Australian university. The…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Cooperative Learning, Graduate Students
Case-Based Learning in Virtual Groups--Collaborative Problem Solving Activities and Learning Outcomes in a Virtual Professional Training Course
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Kopp, Birgitta; Hasenbein, Melanie; Mandl, Heinz – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
This article analyzes the collaborative problem solving activities and learning outcomes of five groups that worked on two different complex cases in a virtual professional training course. In this asynchronous virtual learning environment, all knowledge management content was delivered virtually and collaboration took place through forums. To…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Cooperative Learning, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving
A Group Intelligence-Based Asynchronous Argumentation Learning-Assistance Platform
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Huang, Chenn-Jung; Chang, Shun-Chih; Chen, Heng-Ming; Tseng, Jhe-Hao; Chien, Sheng-Yuan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Structured argumentation support environments have been built and used in scientific discourse in the literature. However, to the best our knowledge, there is no research work in the literature examining whether student's knowledge has grown during learning activities with asynchronous argumentation. In this work, an intelligent computer-supported…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Cooperative Learning, Natural Sciences, Science Education
The Effect of Centralization and Cohesion on the Social Construction of Knowledge in Discussion Forums
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Tirado, Ramón; Hernando, Ángel; Aguaded, José Ignacio – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
Interactive relationships in online learning communities can influence the process and quality of knowledge building. The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the relationships between network structures and social knowledge building in an asynchronous writing environment through discussion forums in a learning management system. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction
Investigating Critical Thinking and Knowledge Construction in an Interactive Learning Environment
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Wang, Qiyun; Woo, Huay Lit; Zhao, Jianhua – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
Critical thinking and knowledge construction have become essential competencies for people in the new information age. In this study, we designed an interactive learning environment involving three forms of interaction: individual reflections, group collaboration and, class discussions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to…
Descriptors: Interaction, Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Content Analysis