Critical Aspects of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The objective of the session is to elicit some of the critical aspects of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) that determine its effectiveness in achieving learning and social outcomes. The first paper discusses critical aspects of collaboratively writing source-based texts in relation to epistemic and regulative actions. The second paper discusses critical aspects of collaborative problem solving thereby focusing on the verbal interaction among adult group members. The third and last paper discusses dispositions toward group learning as a critical aspect in online CSCL and presents a validated instrument to measure attitude toward CSCL. The PIP model (Kreijns & Kirschner, 2018) is used to pinpoint the particular research area within the overall CSCL research.

Sub Unit

• International Aligned Organizations / Dutch Association of Educational Research

Chair

• Karel Kreijns, Open Universiteit Nederland

Papers

• How Are University Students Tackling Collaborative Source-Based Writing in an Online Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Environment? A Case Study - Bram De Wever, Ghent University; Karen Putzeys, Ghent University

• Measuring the Quality of Collaborative Problem-Solving Through Multilayered Audio Analysis - Annelies Raes, KU Leuven; Siem Buseyne, KU Leuven; Kamakshi Rajagopal, KU Leuven

• Validation of a Preliminary ATTitude Toward Online COlaborative Learning (ATTOCOLE) Scale for Measuring Attitude Toward (Online) Group Learning Using the Rasch Measurement Model - Karel Kreijns, Open Universiteit Nederland; Maartje Henderikx, Open Universiteit Nederland