Comparing constructions through the Web

Much of the richness of a collaborative learning envi ronment comes from the differing constructions that different learners bring to the learning domain. How ever, the differences in terminology and its usage that stem from different construct systems can also be ma jor impediments to collaboration. Techniques from personal construct psychology may be used to make such tacit differences overt and a source of rich dis cussion among collaborative learners. This article de scribes the use of construct elicitation, modeling and comparison services on the World-Wide Web to enable collaborative learners to understand one another's constructs.