Fostering Collaborative Knowledge Construction with Visualization Tools.

Fischer, F.; Bruhn, J.; Grasel, C.; Mandl, H.

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ERIC Number: EJ653024

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Publication Date: 2002

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Fostering Collaborative Knowledge Construction with Visualization Tools.

Fischer, F.; Bruhn, J.; Grasel, C.; Mandl, H.

Learning and Instruction, v12 n2 p213-32 Apr 2002

Studied the extent to which collaborative knowledge construction can be fostered by providing students with visualization tools as structural support. Results for 32 college students working in dyads show that providing a content-specific visualization tool improves both the process and the outcome of the cooperative effort. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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