12.9. Collaborative Group Techniques
Collaborative structures that promote reliance of team members on each other and also foster individual accountability have proven most effective in face-to-face environments. In this section we review two structures that have been used extensively in face-to-face collaborative learning environments: structured controversy and problem-based learning. Structures such as these that have been evaluated in face-to-face collaborative settings can serve as starting points for the building of CSCL environments.
12.9.1. Structured Controversy
Wiley and Voss (1999) showed that individual learners assigned to write a pro and con argument learned more than learners asked to write either a narration or a summary. The ...
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