Fostering computer supported collaborative learning with cooperation scripts and scaffolds

Armin Weinberger (1) , Frank Fischer (1) , Heinz Mandl (1)

1 Institute of Educational Psychology

The study investigates collaborative learning of small groups via text-based computer-mediated communication. We analyzed how two approaches to pre-structure communication influence participation, individual knowledge transfer, the convergence of participation and the convergence of knowledge among peers. We varied the factor scripted cooperation and the factor scaffolding in a 2x2-design. 105 university students of Educational Psychology participated. Results show that scripted cooperation was most and scaffolding least beneficial to individual transfer, knowledge convergence and participation in comparison to open discourse.

Keywords: collaboration scripts

Domains: Technology for Human Learning

Armin Weinberger, Frank Fischer, Heinz Mandl. Fostering computer supported collaborative learning with cooperation scripts and scaffolds. International Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2002, 2002, Boulder, United States. 2 p. ⟨hal-00190172⟩