Interplay between group awareness and internal scripts: How information about knowledge and controversies triggers the activation of problem-solving script components

Schnaubert, Lenka; Lichte, Aron; Vogel, Freydis

Abstract

Collaboration scripts and group awareness are two prominent factors for beneficial learning processes in CSCL. However, research mostly focuses on each factor independently. To inquire their mutual interaction, we investigate how different types of group awareness information affect the selection and configuration of collaboration script components. 167 participants were provided with either awareness information on knowledge distribution, controversies or no information on a potential learning group. They then selected activities they would want to conduct from a set of script components. Analyses showed that learners select a wide variety of strings of script components. More particularly, learners with information on controversies focus on negotiation-script components and learners with information on knowledge distribution on coordination-script components. This provides first indications of differential effects of group awareness information on script configuration. The integration of research on collaboration scripts and group awareness may provide more insights into psychological learning mechanisms in CSCL.

Citation

Schnaubert, L., Lichte, A., & Vogel, F. (2022, June). Interplay between group awareness and internal scripts: How information about knowledge and controversies triggers the activation of problem-solving script components. Presented at 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), Hiroshima, Japan and online

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
• Start Date: Jun 6, 2022
• End Date: Jun 10, 2022
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Sep 20, 2023
• Pages: 399-402
• Book Title: 15th International Conference on Computer - Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) 2022 - CSCL Proceeding
• ISBN: 9781737330646
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/19009338
• Publisher URL: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9mwx6t8mi75op15/CSCL2022%20Proceedings.pdf?dl=0