Title:	DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL AFFORDANCES TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY SCIENCE PROCESSES
Author(s):	Manoli Pifarré, Rupert Wegerif, Alba Guiral, Mercè del Barrio
ISBN:	978-989-8533-12-8
Editors:	Demetrios G Sampson, J. Michael Spector, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2012
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Learning to learning together (L2L2), Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), Knowledge-age skills, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), Secondary
Type:	Full Paper
First Page:	139
Last Page:	146
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	One key feature of scientific community is collaborative shared enquiry and problem solving mediated by electronic networks. We report on the development and evaluation of an ICT tool to support learning how to learn together (L2L2) in Science Education as part of an EC funded project called ‘Metafora’ (FP7-ICT-2009.4.2/257872). Through literature review we isolated some key features of L2L2 and inquiry science processes. We turned these into icons within an ICT environment to support planning and reflection of inquiries stimulated by real-world challenges. In this paper we report the design-based research study carried out in secondary schools in Spain in order to gain understanding about the Metafora’s technological and pedagogical affordances to support students’ awareness of the key aspects of learning together and the key scientific inquiry processes. Our findings suggest that the ICT environment may help rise students’ awareness of key collaborative scientific processes. These findings may contribute to the development of tools to support more web-mediated collaborative learning.
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