Knowledge Convergence in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: The Role of External Representation Tools

Autor/inn/en	Fischer, Frank; Mandl, Heinz
Titel	Knowledge Convergence in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: The Role of External Representation Tools
Quelle	In: Journal of the Learning Sciences, 14 (2005) 3, S.405-441 (37 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8406
Schlagwörter	Cooperation; Social Capital; Outcomes of Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Uses in Education; College Students; Knowledge Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Co-operation; Kooperation; Sozialkapital; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Computerkonferenz; Computernutzung; Collegestudent; Wissensbasis
Abstract	This study investigates how 2 types of graphical representation tools influence the way in which learners use knowledge resources in 2 different collaboration conditions. In addition, the study explores the extent to which learners share knowledge with respect to individual outcomes under these different conditions. The study also analyzes the relation between the use of knowledge resources and different types of knowledge. The type of external representation (content specific vs. content independent) and the collaboration condition (videoconferencing vs. face to face) were varied. Sixty-four university students participated in the study. Results showed that learning partners converged strongly with respect to their use of resources during the collaboration process. Convergence with respect to outcomes was rather low, but relatively higher for application-oriented knowledge than for factual knowledge. With content-specific external representation, learners used more appropriate knowledge resources without sharing more knowledge after collaboration. Learners in the computer-mediated collaboration used a wider range of resources. Moreover, in exploratory qualitative and quantitative analyses, the study found evidence for a relation between aspects of the collaborative process and knowledge convergence. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10