A social constructivist approach to computer-mediated instruction
ARTICLE
Joseph J Pear, Darlene E Crone-Todd
Computers & Education Volume 38, Number 1, ISSN 0360-1315 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
A computer-mediated teaching system, called computer-aided personalized system of instruction (CAPSI), has been developed that incorporates a social constructivist approach. This educational philosophy maintains that human learning occurs primarily through a socially interactive process. In CAPSI, course material is divided into study units, and the instructor prepares study questions on each unit. The study questions require verbally composed answers. In addition, the study questions in CAPSI often do not specify any one correct answer; instead the quality of the answer depends on how well it is argued as judged by the feedback it evokes from others. All students receive feedback on their performance from more advanced students. In addition, the more advanced students learn from the answers of the less advanced students. Data presented in this report show that, consistent with social constructivism, students in a CAPSI-taught course receive and give a large amount of substantive feedback.
Citation
Pear, J.J. & Crone-Todd, D.E. (2002). A social constructivist approach to computer-mediated instruction. Computers & Education, 38(1), 221-231. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 5, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/92902/.
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Keywords
- Computer Assisted Instruction
- computer mediated communication
- computer-mediated communication
- Cooperative/collaborative learning
- feedback
- Foreign Countries
- higher education
- Individualized Instruction
- Interpersonal Relationship
- learning communities
- learning strategies
- pedagogical issues
- post-secondary education
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