Methodological challenges for collaborative learning research

Jan-Willem Strijbos; Frank Fischer

Learning and Instruction Vol. 17, No. 4 (August 2007) pp. 389–393

Research on collaborative learning, both face-to-face and computer-supported, has thrived in the past 10 years. The studies range from outcome-oriented (individual and group learning) to process-oriented (impact of interaction on learning processes, ...

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Topics: Research Methods

Methodological issues in developing a multi-dimensional coding procedure for small-group chat communication

Jan-Willem Strijbos; Gerry Stahl

Learning and Instruction Vol. 17, No. 4 (August 2007) pp. 394–404

In CSCL research, collaboration through chat has primarily been studied in dyadic settings. This article discusses three issues that emerged during the development of a multi-dimensional coding procedure for small-group chat communication: (a) the...

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The impact of peer solution quality on peer-feedback provision on geometry proofs: Evidence from eye-movement analysis

Maryam Alqassab; Jan-Willem Strijbos; Stefan Ufer

Learning and Instruction Vol. 58, No. 1 (December 2018) pp. 182–192

Providing feedback on peer solutions to geometry proofs can support preservice mathematics teachers' assessment skills of such complex tasks. However, the quality of peer solutions may influence cognitive processing during peer-feedback provision,...

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Peer feedback content and sender's competence level in academic writing revision tasks: Are they critical for feedback perceptions and efficiency?

Jan-Willem Strijbos; Susanne Narciss; Katrin Dünnebier

Learning and Instruction Vol. 20, No. 4 pp. 291–303

Peer-feedback content is a core component of peer assessment, but the impact of various contents of feedback is hardly studied. Participants in the study were 89 graduate students who were assigned to four experimental and a control group....

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Thematic review of approaches to design group learning activities in higher education: The development of a comprehensive framework

Miranda de Hei; Jan-Willem Strijbos; Ellen Sjoer; Wilfried Admiraal

Educational Research Review Vol. 18, No. 1 (May 2016) pp. 33–45

Group Learning Activities (GLAs) are a key ingredient of course designs in higher education. Various approaches for designing GLAs have been developed, featuring different design components. However, this has not yet resulted in clear guidelines for ...

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Designing Electronic Collaborative Learning Environments

Paul Kirschner; Jan-Willem Strijbos; Karel Kreijns; Pieter Jelle Beers

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 52, No. 3 (2003) pp. 47–66

Electronic collaborative learning environments for learning and working are in vogue. Designers design them according to their own constructivist interpretations of what collaborative learning is and what it should achieve. Educators employ them...

Helping behaviour during cooperative learning and learning gains: The role of the teacher and of pupils' prior knowledge and ethnic background

Michiel B. Oortwijn; Monique Boekaerts; Paul Vedder; Jan-Willem Strijbos

Learning and Instruction Vol. 18, No. 2 (April 2008) pp. 146–159

Is helping behaviour (i.e., solicited help and peer tutoring) during cooperative learning (CL) related to subsequent learning gains? And can teachers influence pupils' helping behaviour? One hundred and one 5th grade pupils from multiethnic schools, ...

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Let’s talk about digital learners in the digital era

Eliana Gallardo-Echenique; Luis Marqus-Molas; Mark Bullen; Jan-Willem Strijbos

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jun 19, 2015)

This paper reports on a literature review of the concept of “Digital Natives” and related terms. More specifically, it reports on the idea of a homogeneous generation of prolific and skilled users of digital technology born between 1980 and 1994. In ...

Formative Peer Assessment in a CSCL Environment: A Case Study

Frans J. Prins; Dominique M. A. Sluijsmans; Paul A. Kirschner; Jan-Willem Strijbos

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education Vol. 30, No. 4 (August 2005) pp. 417–444

In this case study our aim was to gain more insight in the possibilities of qualitative formative peer assessment in a computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environment. An approach was chosen in which peer assessment was operationalized...

Content analysis: What are they talking about?

Jan-Willem Strijbos; Rob L. Martens; Frans J. Prins; Wim M.G. Jochems

Computers & Education Vol. 46, No. 1 (January 2006) pp. 29–48

Quantitative content analysis is increasingly used to surpass surface level analyses in computer-supported collaborative learning (e.g., counting messages), but critical reflection on accepted practice has generally not been reported. A review of...

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Let's Talk about Digital Learners in the Digital Era

Eliana Esther Gallardo-Echenique; Luis Marqués-Molías; Mark Bullen; Jan-Willem Strijbos

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jun 19, 2015) pp. 156–187

This paper reports on a literature review of the concept of "Digital Natives" and related terms. More specifically, it reports on the idea of a homogeneous generation of prolific and skilled users of digital technology born between 1980...