Paper Info
Title
Awareness of group performance in a CSCL-environment: Effects of peer feedback and reflection
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of a peer feedback tool and a reflection tool on social and cognitive performance during computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL). A CSCL-environment was augmented with a peer feedback tool (Radar) and a reflection tool (Reflector) in order to make group members aware of both their individual and their group behavior. Radar visualizes how group members perceive their own social and cognitive performance and that of their peers during collaboration along five dimensions. Reflector stimulates group members to reflect upon their own performance and the performance of the group. A 2x2 factorial between-subjects design was used to examine whether Radar and Reflector would lead to better team development, more group satisfaction, lower levels of group conflict, more positive attitudes toward problem-based collaboration, and a better group product. Results show that groups with Radar perceived their team as being better developed, experienced lower conflict levels, and had a more positive attitude towards collaborative problem solving than groups without Radar. The quality of group products, however, did not differ. The results demonstrate that peer feedback on the social performance of individual group members can enhance the performance and attitudes of a CSCL-group.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1016/j.chb.2009.10.011
Computers in Human Behavior
Keywords
Field
DocType
Groupware,Collaborative learning,Peer feedback,Reflection,Group performance
Social group,Social relation,Radar,Social psychology,Group conflict,Collaborative learning,Collaborative software,Psychology,Peer feedback,Computer-supported collaborative learning
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
26
2
Computers in Human Behavior
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
48
1.63
14
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
C. Phielix1995.73
Frans J. Prins221313.61
Paul A. Kirschner31560128.04