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ERIC Number: EJ717924
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 17
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
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Embedding E-Mail in Primary Schools: Developing a Tool for Collective Reflection
de Vries, Bregje; van der Meig, Hans; Boersma, Kerst TH.; Pieters, Jules M.
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v32 n2 p167-183 2005
Reflection is an important aspect of learning in groups. In collective moments of reflection, learners can share and compare their ideas with others, and by doing so can reach an articulated and personal understanding of a learning task and domain. In the research presented here, e-mail is examined as a means for reflection in the context of group learning. In two design experiments, an e-mail tool is developed that seeks to (1) support collective reflection, and (2) overcome practical problems related to e-mail use in primary classrooms. Two prototypes of the tool are presented and tested in five primary classrooms. We conclude that e-mail supports collective reflection on a learning task after adding the following supportive measures to the regular e-mail program: (1) a fixed partnership, (2) fixed timing, (3) an exercise of individual freewriting, and (4) collective use of a paper worksheet.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Primary Education
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Language: English
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