Collaborative problem solving in shared space
The purpose of this study was to examine collaborative problem solving in a shared virtual space. The main question asked was: How will the performance and processes differ between collaborative problem solvers and independent problem solvers over time? A total of 104 university students (63 female...
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| author | Lin, L. Mills, L. Ifenthaler, Dirk |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to examine collaborative problem solving in a shared virtual space. The main question asked was: How will the performance and processes differ between collaborative problem solvers and independent problem solvers over time? A total of 104 university students (63 female and 41 male) participated in an experimental study. Participants were randomly assigned to four different experimental groups: individual & multi-tasking, collaborative & multi-tasking, individual & single-tasking, and collaborative & single-tasking. Results showed that the participants who collaborated and had multi-tasking activities outperformed the others. Additionally, collaboration helped to improve overall performance over time. The study offers insights for collaborative learning from both theoretical and methodological perspectives. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-465192017-01-30T15:27:42Z Collaborative problem solving in shared space Lin, L. Mills, L. Ifenthaler, Dirk The purpose of this study was to examine collaborative problem solving in a shared virtual space. The main question asked was: How will the performance and processes differ between collaborative problem solvers and independent problem solvers over time? A total of 104 university students (63 female and 41 male) participated in an experimental study. Participants were randomly assigned to four different experimental groups: individual & multi-tasking, collaborative & multi-tasking, individual & single-tasking, and collaborative & single-tasking. Results showed that the participants who collaborated and had multi-tasking activities outperformed the others. Additionally, collaboration helped to improve overall performance over time. The study offers insights for collaborative learning from both theoretical and methodological perspectives. 2015 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46519 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Lin, L. Mills, L. Ifenthaler, Dirk Collaborative problem solving in shared space |
| title | Collaborative problem solving in shared space |
| title_full | Collaborative problem solving in shared space |
| title_fullStr | Collaborative problem solving in shared space |
| title_full_unstemmed | Collaborative problem solving in shared space |
| title_short | Collaborative problem solving in shared space |
| title_sort | collaborative problem solving in shared space |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46519 |