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Awareness of cognitive and social behaviour in a CSCL environment
Author(s) -
Kirschner P.A.,
Kreijns K.,
Phielix C.,
Fransen J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/jcal.12084
Subject(s) - psychology , collaborative learning , cognition , social relation , computer supported collaborative learning , quality (philosophy) , social psychology , knowledge management , computer science , mathematics education , neuroscience , philosophy , epistemology
Most distributed and virtual online environments for and pedagogies of computer‐supported collaborative learning ( CSCL ) neglect the social and social‐emotional aspects underlying the group dynamics of learning and working in a CSCL group. These group dynamics often determine whether the group will develop into a well‐performing team and whether a sound social space emerges. Using a theory‐based CSCL framework, two studies evaluated whether two tools, R adar and R eflector, supported cognitive, social and socio‐emotional aspects of team development, encouraging promotive interaction and group processing in the teams. While not affecting product quality, tool use did lead to groups who perceived their team as being better developed, as having higher levels of group satisfaction and lower levels of conflicts. The results support that promotive interaction and group processing was increased by using R adar and R eflector.