Today, learners’ interaction and collaborative task performance have attracted increasing attention from language teachers and researchers. The present study investigated whether collaborative pre-planning, task complexity manipulation, and language proficiency level play a role in learners’ interactions. To this end, 128 EFL learners from two different language proficiency levels carried out t...

Collaborative Learning is emerging as an important learning method. Computer and network supported collaborative learning systems and environments are starting to appear. In order that these systems contribute positively into the educational process, it is important to consider quality requirements. This paper presents the CLE (Collaborative Learning Evaluation), a framework for evaluating Coll...

This is an important book. Its collection of excellent chapters addresses theories of learning, collaborative learning, and computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) that reflect current thinking and research. It is also a precious resource for those with an interest in how the online medium is affecting the evolution of language. Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen’s contribution is especially ...

At present, the design of computer-supported group-based learning (CSGBL) is often based on subjective decisions regarding tasks, pedagogy and technology, or concepts such as ‘cooperative learning’ and ‘collaborative learning’. Critical review reveals these concepts as insufficiently substantial to serve as a basis for CSGBL design. Furthermore, the relationship between outcome and group intera...

Collaborative learning in computer-supported learning environments typically means that learners work on tasks together, discussing their individual perspectives via text-based media or videoconferencing, and consequently acquire knowledge. Collaborative learning, however, is often sub-optimal with respect to how learners work on the concepts that are supposed to be learned and how learners int...

Improving students’ reading comprehension is of significance. In this study, collaborative learning supported by Group Scribbles (GS), a networked technology, was integrated into a primary reading class. Forty-seven 10-year-old students from two 4th grade classes participated in the study. Experimental and control groups were established to investigate the effectiveness of GS-supported collabor...

Appropriate design of collaborative learning activities for students using mobile devices can be supported by different forms of scaffolding provided by peers, by the teacher or by the technology. Building on prior studies in mCSCL (mobile computer-supported collaborative learning), we developed Chinese-PP, a novel in-class mobile synchronous collaborative learning game for constructing Chinese...

Design and development of computer supported collaborative learning systems is a complicated technological endeavour, since it involves tackling difficult distributed software design issues and adaptation to the continuously shifting technological background. In this paper a framework for the development of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) applications is proposed. The pedagogic...