Collaborative learning involves small groups of students working together to solve problems for the purpose of learning. A large number of studies have focused on the technical aspects of computer-mediated environments for collaborative learning. This research distinguishes from other studies by employing a social learning approach. In this research, activity theory was used as a design framewo...

Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the psychometricproperties of Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Styles Scale.Method: The participants included 1039 students (421 students in human and 618 students in technical sciences), selected through the stratified sampling method from Tehran University. They answered the Grasha-Riechmann student learning style scale and the data was an...

Two types of networks are considered with special interest for e-learning environments: social and collaborative networks. There is no consensus about the frontiers dividing the two types, though a set of common interrelated characteristics is found during any learning experience, such as social identity, interaction and empowerment. These and other characteristics may greatly influence the e-l...

To facilitate shared understandings of several models of collaborative learning, and collect rational models of effective collaborative learning, we have been constructing a system of concepts to represent collaborative learning sessions relying on existing learning theories. We call the system of concepts Collaborative Learning Ontology, and have been extracting and representing models inspire...

Collaborative networked learning (hereafter CNL) was first proposed by Charles Findley in his work “Collaborative networked learning: online facilitation and software support” as part of instructional learning for the future of the knowledge worker. His premise was that through electronic dialogue learners and experts could interactively communicate within a contextual framework to resolve prob...

The purpose of this study is to explore the learning environment and the learning technologies in a web environment. Our research is based on previous success with collaborative learning technology studies, which showed the objects should be the cores of the collaborative technologies. In keeping with this, our current research proposed a learning environment for collaborative learning, especia...

Placing students in a group and assigning them a task does not guarantee that the students will engage in effective collaborative learning behavior. The collaborative learning model described in this paper identifies the specific characteristics exhibited by effective collaborative learning teams, and based on these characteristics, suggests strategies for promoting effective peer interaction. ...