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Application of a novel collaboration engineering method for learning design: A case study
Author(s) -
Cheng Xusen,
Li Yuanyuan,
Sun Jianshan,
Huang Jianqing
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/bjet.12382
Subject(s) - collaborative learning , computer science , process (computing) , educational technology , task (project management) , engineering design process , mathematics education , cooperative learning , learning design , instructional design , engineering education , teaching method , knowledge management , multimedia , psychology , engineering management , engineering , systems engineering , mechanical engineering , operating system
Collaborative case studies and computer‐supported collaborative learning ( CSCL ) play an important role in the modern education environment. A number of researchers have given significant attention to learning design in order to improve the satisfaction of collaborative learning. Although collaboration engineering ( CE ) is a mature method widely used for collaboration design, there is limited research as to whether CE is useful for learning design, in particular, case studies. Therefore, in this paper, we designed a contrastive case study in two small classes of a C hinese university. In the first part, we encouraged a teacher to use CE tools to design a learning process. Since C hinese students had limited access to CE platforms, we used our special tool—the Discussion Platform as the main CE tool. A total of 40 students and a teacher collaborated in our first experiment and were asked to complete a survey upon completion of the interviews. In our comparison study, the teacher gave the same task to another 31 students, yet omitted the use of CE tools to design the learning process. In this paper, we compare the results obtained and determine the advantage that CE methods have on learning effectiveness and student satisfaction.