协作活动gs.pdf

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Computers & Education xxx (2009) xxx–xxx
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Collaborative activities enabled by GroupScribbles (GS): An exploratory study
of learning effectiveness
Chee-Kit Looi *, Wenli Chen, Foo-Keong Ng
Learning Sciences Laboratory, National Institute of Education, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Singapore
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Article history: This paper describes the findings of an exploratory cycle of a design-based research project and examines
Received 10 June 2008 the learning effectiveness of collaborative activities that are supported by the GroupScribbles (GS) soft-
Received in revised form 2 July 2009 ware technology in two Singapore primary science classrooms. The students had ten weeks of GS-based
Accepted 3 July 2009
lessons in science, which were co-designed by teachers and researchers to teach the curriculum by tap-
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ping on collaborative work in small groups as well as in the whole class. The results show that the GS
classes performed better than non-GS classes as measured by traditional assessments. With GS, students
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were found to have more opportunities to participate in class discussions, and were exposed to diversi-
Computer-mediated communication
fied ideas. Analysis of data collected in the classroom as well as data on students’ attit