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Articles of Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2011
[-]CSCL in Asia
Authors: Gerry Stahl, Friedrich Hesse
Introduction: For the first time since 2000 when the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests started to be administered internationally by the OECD, Mainland China participated in 2009, ... [full article]
Citation: Stahl, G. & Hesse, F. (2011) CSCL in Asia. ijcscl 6 (1), pp. 1-7
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-011-9112-1
Preprint: 
stahl_hesse_6_1.pdf
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[-]The Singapore experience: Synergy of national policy, classroom practice and design research
Authors: Chee-Kit Looi, Hyo-Jeong So, Yancy Toh, Wenli Chen
Abstract: In recent years there has been a proliferation of research findings on CSCL at the micro and macro levels, but few compelling examples of how CSCL research has impacted actual classroom practices at ... [full abstract]
Keywords: CSCL practices, CSCL impact, Sustainability and scaling, School-based CSCL, Design-based research
Citation: Looi, C.-K., So, H.-J., Toh, Y., & Chen, W. (2011) The Singapore experience: Synergy of national policy, classroom practice and design research. ijcscl 6 (1), pp. 9-37
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-010-9102-8
Preprint: looi_so_toh_chen_6_1.pdf
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Author: Manu Kapur
Abstract: This paper argues for a need to develop methods for examining temporal patterns in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) groups. It advances one such quantitative method—Lag-sequential ... [full abstract]
Keywords: Temporality, Lag-sequential analysis, Collaborative learning, Temporal methods, Event-based process analysis
Citation: Kapur, M. (2011) Temporality matters: Advancing a method for analyzing problem-solving processes in a computer-supported collaborative environment. ijcscl 6 (1), pp. 39-56
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-011-9109-9
Preprint: kapur_6_1.pdf
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Authors: Suneeta A. Pathak, Beumie Kim, Michael J. Jacobson, Baohui Zhang
Abstract: Earlier quantitative studies in computer-supported collaborative learning identified ‘Productive Failure’ (Kapur, Cognition and Instruction 26(3):379–424, 2008) as a phenomenon in which ... [full abstract]
Keywords: Collaboration, Electricity, Physics education, Problem solving, Productive failure, Scientific inquiry
Citation: Pathak, S. A., Kim, B., Jacobson, M. J., & Zhang, B. (2011) Learning the physics of electricity: A qualitative analysis of collaborative processes involved in productive failure. ijcscl 6 (1), pp. 57-73
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-010-9099-z
Preprint: pathak_kim_jacobson_zhang_6_1.pdf
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[-]Exploring e-learners' perceptions of net-based peer-reviewed English writing
Author: Zi-Gang Ge
Abstract: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a net-based peer review process for improving Chinese adult e-learners’ English writing ability. A class of 36 students participated in this ... [full abstract]
Keywords: Distance education, Peer review, Teaching/learning strategies, Pedagogical issues
Citation: Ge, Z.-G. (2011) Exploring e-learners' perceptions of net-based peer-reviewed English writing. ijcscl 6 (1), pp. 75-91
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-010-9103-7
Preprint: ge_6_1.pdf
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[-]The logic of wikis: The possibilities of the Web 2.0 classroom
Authors: Michael Glassman, Min Ju Kang
Abstract: The emergence of Web 2.0 and some of its ascendant tools such as blogs and wikis have the potential to dramatically change education, both in how we conceptualize and operationalize processes and ... [full abstract]
Keywords: Wikis, Web 2.0, Cooperative/collaborative learning, Improving classroom teaching, Interactive learning environment
Citation: Kang, M. J. & Glassman, M. (2011) The logic of wikis: The possibilities of the Web 2.0 classroom. ijcscl 6 (1), pp. 93-112
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-011-9107-y
Preprint: kang_glassman_6_1.pdf
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[-]Perspective taking and synchronous argumentation for learning the day/night cycle
Authors: Baruch B. Schwarz, Yaron Schur, Haim Pensso, Naama Tayer
Abstract: Changing practices in schools is a very complex endeavor. This paper is about new practices we prompted to foster collaboration and critical reasoning in science classrooms: the presentation of ... [full abstract]
Keywords: Argumentation, Inquiry based learning, Conceptual learning, CSCA tools, Expansive learning
Citation: Schwarz, B. B., Schur, Y, Pensso, H., & Tayer, N. (2011) Perspective taking and synchronous argumentation for learning the day/night cycle. ijcscl 6 (1), pp. 113-138
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-010-9100-x
Preprint: schwarz_schur_pensso_tayer_6_1.pdf
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