1: Knowledge Media Research Center (KRMC) — Institut fur Wissensmedien
Appears in:
Instructional design for effective and enjoyable computer- supported learning. Proceedings of the first joint meeting of the EARLI SIGs Instructional Design and Learning and Instruction with Computers (CD-ROM). (2004) 37-47
Abstract:
Cooperation scripts are a powerful means to improve collaborative learning. Scripts can be
designed to support argumentative knowledge construction. However, not only externally induced
cooperation scripts but also the learners’ internal scripts on argumentative knowledge construction
influence argumentative processes and what kind of knowledge is acquired during collaboration. In this
study, 98 students (49 dyads) of two German secondary schools participated. We implemented two
versions (high vs. low structured) of an external cooperation script directed towards supporting
argumentative knowledge construction into a web-based collaborative inquiry learning environment.
Further, we classified the learners’ internal scripts as either high or low structured, thereby establishing a
2x2-factorial design. We investigated how external and internal scripts as well as their interaction
influenced the acquisition of both domain-specific and general knowledge. Results suggest that learners’
internal scripts are more important for acquiring domain-specific knowledge, whereas external scripts are
more influential for the acquisition of general knowledge.
The Proceedings of the first joint meeting of the EARLI SIGs Instructional Design and Learning and Instruction with Computers are copyrighted by the Knowledge Media Research Center, Tuebingen and are open for access at http://www.iwm-kmrc.de/workshops/sim2004/?go=prog
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