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50 Years of ERIC
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Social Aspects of CSCL Environments: A Research Framework
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Kreijns, Karel; Kirschner, Paul A.; Vermeulen, Marjan – Educational Psychologist, 2013
Although there are research findings supporting the positive effects of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL), problems have been reported regarding the learning process itself, group formation, and group dynamics. These problems can be traced back to impeded social interaction between group members. Social interaction is necessary (a)…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Interpersonal Relationship, Interpersonal Competence
Team Effectiveness and Team Development in CSCL
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Fransen, Jos; Weinberger, Armin; Kirschner, Paul A. – Educational Psychologist, 2013
There is a wealth of research on computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) that is neglected in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) research. CSCW research is concerned with contextual factors, however, that may strongly influence collaborative learning processes as well, such as task characteristics, team formation, team members'…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Computer Mediated Communication, Team Training, Computer Assisted Instruction
Why Minimally Guided Teaching Techniques Do Not Work: A Reply to Commentaries
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Sweller, John; Kirschner, Paul A.; Clark, Richard E. – Educational Psychologist, 2007
In this reply to commentaries on the Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006) paper, we not only reemphasize the importance of randomized, controlled experimental tests of competing instructional procedures, but also indicate that altering one variable at a time is an essential feature of a properly controlled experiment. Furthermore, we also…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Teaching Methods, Information Seeking, Cognitive Structures
Why Minimal Guidance during Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching
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Kirschner, Paul A.; Sweller, John; Clark, Richard E. – Educational Psychologist, 2006
Evidence for the superiority of guided instruction is explained in the context of our knowledge of human cognitive architecture, expert-novice differences, and cognitive load. Although unguided or minimally guided instructional approaches are very popular and intuitively appealing, the point is made that these approaches ignore both the structures…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Structures, Learning Processes