Social Interactions of the Computerized Collaborative Problem Solving on Micro Chip

We have investigated collaborative problem solving in a teaching experiment, which was organized for 32 senior university students in the computerized collaborative problem solving learning environment. The participating teacher was trained by us and students had available kits, interfaces and computers equipped with 8051 micro chip programming tools. Student activities were video recorded and the analysis proceeded through writing video protocols,edited into episodes and then classified into categories. Categories were mainly derived empirically. In the analysis, we used concepts such as collaboration and problem solving,in accordance with social constructivism. The data showed that typical learning processes were collaborative (51% of all episodes) as well as dynamic problem-solving processes, inseveral stages. Students worked quite independently of the teacher, as they learned to use the programming tool autonomously in their technology projects. It appears, however, that more teacher support, such as introducing handbooks, planning tools and advanced programming skills, would have been an advantage. And it also appears the non-group interations would provide help in the problem solving process . Some ideas about further development of study processes in modern learning environments are discussed. Key-Words: Collaborative learning, Computerized, Social Interactions, Problem Solving