Examining Peer Collaboration in Online Inquiry

Jill Castek; Julie Coiro; Lizbeth Guzniczak; Carlton Bradshaw

Educational Forum Vol. 76, No. 4 (2012) pp. 479–496

This study examines peer collaboration among four pairs of seventh graders who read online to determine what caused the downfall of the Mayan civilization. More and less productive collaborative interactions are presented through snippets of...