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Sankaranarayanan, Rajagopal; Kwon, Kyungbin; Cho, Yonjoo – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2021
Although collaborative learning is becoming a widely popular instructional method, little research has been undertaken considering human cognitive structures and their influence on the design of collaborative learning tasks. Using cognitive load theory as a theoretical framework in this study, forty-five undergraduate students were assigned to…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cooperative Learning, Individual Instruction, Interaction
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Zieger, Laura; Farber, Matthew – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2012
Technological advances on the Internet now enable students to develop participation skills in virtual worlds. Similar to controlling a character in a video game, multi-user virtual environments, or MUVEs, allow participants to interact with others in synchronous, online settings. The authors of this study created a link between MUVEs and…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Social Studies, Grade 7, Citizen Participation
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Ohl, Todd; Cates, Ward – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2006
Considering recent claims that groups are important to teaching and learning, the authors examine the differences between groups and collections of people to see how one might create learning groups when designing learning and instruction. Based on literature in the fields of group dynamics and education, characteristics of groups are listed and…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
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Lin, Yi-Mei; Laffey, James – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2006
This study investigated how different tools differentially mediate the way groups interact and how the differential tool use and interactivity influence interdependence in online collaborative activity. Activity Theory is used as a framework to examine and explain computer-mediated interactions among students during group work. The findings reveal…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Cooperative Learning, Group Dynamics, Computer Mediated Communication
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Gerosa, Marco Aurelio; Fuks, Hugo; Lucena, Carlos – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2003
In this paper an analysis is made about how awareness in digital learning environments relates to communication, coordination and cooperation and, consequently, collaboration. A collaboration model, where awareness occupies a central position, is presented. The awareness elements of the AulaNet environment are also analyzed, seeking to identify…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Technology, Problem Solving, Computer Uses in Education
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Supinski, Stanley B. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1999
This study of college freshmen learning a second language compared two instructional strategies using cooperative learning and interactive video instruction, and measured the effect of these strategies on achievement and attitudes. Recommends further research to determine how to group mature learners and how to use two-person workstations in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning