Paper Info
Title
Design Of Support Tools For Knowledge Building In A Virtual University Course
Abstract
in a WWW-based virtual learning environment where students and teachers are physically separated, the quantity and quality of interaction among students and with instructors affects teaming. Lack of constructive activity is often identified as one of the major causes for poor learning. We developed support tools (prompts which support students to use self-explanation and self-monitoring strategies) and Studied how support tools facilitate convergent knowledge building processes in a WWW-based virtual university engineering course.A quasi-experimental study was designed. An engineering class of a virtual university was selected as the research site and the students in the class were randomly assigned to two different work environments: (1) without support tools, and (2) with support tools. This study has an implication for theory that the opportunity to engage in interaction itself is not enough for students to either integrate knowledge or develop/improve the coordination of group work in an online learning environment. Frequent interaction with their peers is not enough either for students to integrate knowledge or develop/improve coordination of group work in an online teaming environment. The type of interaction matters, especially because convergent type of interaction facilitates students' knowledge integration.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1076/ilee.11.1.41.13689
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Keywords
Field
DocType
higher education,interaction,engineering education
Virtual learning environment,Computer science,Constructive,Virtual university,Knowledge building,Group work,Engineering education,Knowledge management,Multimedia,Higher education,Instructional simulation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
11
1
1049-4820
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.50
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
SeJin Chung120.84
Charles Severance2468.00
Moon-jung Chung38220.84