ERIC Number: EJ1352174
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-4820
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Co-Creating Scripts in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning and Its Effects on Students' Logical Thinking in Earth Science
Interactive Learning Environments, v30 n5 p908-921 2022
Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is a technology-driven inquiry-based approach that encourages social interaction and shared knowledge construction in completing computer-aided tasks. Although there were researches carried out on CSCL, no research to date has extensively examined how CSCL enhanced with scripts containing student-generated questions can facilitate the development of logical thinking, an essential skill to effectively comprehend science concepts. In this light, this research examined the effects of co-creating scripts in CSCL on students' logical thinking. This utilized a three-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design with two delayed posttests which involved Grade 7 students. One group was exposed to CSCL with scripting while the other group was exposed to CSCL without scripting. On the other hand, the control group was exposed to a conventional teaching approach. Findings revealed that CSCL approaches significantly improved students' logical thinking, F(2, 113) = 5.616, p = 0.0025. Further, the delayed posttests consistently showed that CSCL with scripting significantly influenced the development of logical thinking. Notably, this research builds and extends on previous researches regarding the synergistic scaffolding of the inquiry-based approach, technology integration, collaborative learning, and question-asking activity. This innovation catalyzed learning and offered essential implications that provided opportunities for future research directions.
Descriptors: Earth Science, Logical Thinking, Cooperative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Comparative Analysis, Inquiry, Active Learning, Technology Integration, Instructional Innovation, Grade 7, Urban Areas, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Philippines
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