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Title:
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INTEGRATING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE TASKS IN A PROJECT-BASED e-LEARNING CONTEXT |
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Author(s):
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Kyparisia A. Papanikolaou , Maria Boubouka |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-95-9 |
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Editors:
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Kinshuk, Demetrios G Sampson, J. Michael Spector,Pedro Isaías and Dirk Ifenthaler |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Project-based learning, collaboration, peer interaction, metacognitive knowledge, asynchronous discussions |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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149 |
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Last Page:
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156 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In this paper we investigate how individual and collaborative activities could be effectively combined at specific phases
of a project-based e-learning environment to promote individual and group development. To this end, an empirical study
was conducted in which 82 students of the Computer Science and Telecommunications department, University of Athens,
and three researchers participated. During the study students worked on a project about computer programming using the
web-based learning environment MyProject. MyProject supports learners in dealing with all the phases of a project
aiming to help them progressively understand the implicit issues of the project and organize their work. Students worked
individually and in groups undertaking multiple roles. They worked in groups in order to plan goals and define the
project, as well as to decide on qualitive evaluation criteria and submit a final solution. Group discussions and students
answers to an evaluation questionnaire and interviews were analysed in order to identify collaboration patterns and
evaluate the type of discusions performed and the effectiveness of the proposed mode of collaboration. |
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