▪ Abstract Social constructivist perspectives focus on the interdependence of social and
individual processes in the co-construction of knowledge. After the impetus for …

Collaborative problem solving (CPS) has been receiving increasing international attention
because much of the complex work in the modern world is performed by teams. However …

This book arises from a series of workshops on collaborative learning, that gathered
together 20 scholars from the disciplines of psychology, education and computer science …

Learning Theory and Online Technologies offers a powerful overview of the current state of
online learning, the foundations of its historical roots and growth, and a framework for …

This chapter summarizes two decades of research on computer-supported collaborative
learning (CSCL). We first review the key idea that has emerged, namely the fact that …

This article uses a critical evaluation of research on student misconceptions in science and
mathematics to articulate a constructivist view of learning in which student conceptions play …

Cognition and learning are central concepts in educational psychology. Research on these
topics has been productive both for advancing fundamental scientific understanding and for …

Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is an emerging branch of the learning
sciences concerned with studying how people can learn together with the help of computers …

In this study I investigated how collaborative interactions influence problem-solving
outcomes. Conversations of twelve 6th-grade triads were analyzed utilizing quantitative and …

Early in 2005, Phil Harris, Executive Director of the Association of Educational
Communications and Technology, approached Mike Spector and asked if he would like to …