A Framework to Analyze Argumentative Knowledge Construction in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Armin Weinberger (1) , Frank Fischer (1)

1 KRMC - Knowledge Media Research Center

Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is often based on written argumentative discourse of learners, who discuss their perspectives on a problem with the goal to acquire knowledge. Lately, CSCL research focuses on the facilitation of specific processes of argumentative knowledge construction, e.g., with computer-supported collaboration scripts. In order to refine process-oriented instructional support, such as scripts, we need to measure the influence of scripts on specific processes of argumentative knowledge construction. In this article, we propose a multi-dimensional approach to analyze argumentative knowledge construction in CSCL from sampling and segmentation of the discourse corpora to the analysis of four process dimensions (participation, epistemic, argumentative, social mode).

Mots clés: interaction analysis; collaboration scripts; asynchronous communication; discussion boards; argumentative knowledge construction; computer-supported collaboration scripts

Domaines: Environnements Informatiques pour l'Apprentissage Humain

Armin Weinberger, Frank Fischer. A Framework to Analyze Argumentative Knowledge Construction in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. Computers and Education, 2006, 46, pp.71-95. ⟨10.1016/j.compedu.2005.04.003⟩. ⟨hal-00190643⟩