Homogeneous CS-major groups reported higher CPSE in collaborative programming than homogeneous non-CS and heterogeneous groups, with no significant difference between the latter two¶
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q2 i? In collaborative learning with RTC, CPSE differed significantly among the three grouping types (Kruskal-Wallis chi-squared=6.380, p=0.041), with the homogeneous CS-major group (c) outperforming the homogeneous non-CS (a) and heterogeneous (b) groups; non-CS and heterogeneous groups did not differ significantly. → Ting-Chia Hsu 2021
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Ting-Chia Hsu 2021¶
Ting-Chia Hsu, Hal Abelson, Evan Patton, Shih-Chu Chen, Hsuan-Ning Chang. (2021). Self-efficacy and behavior patterns of learners using a real-time collaboration system developed for group programming. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-021-09357-3
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Kruskal-Wallis test on post-collaboration CPSE of 13 participants in three grouping types (Table 7: homogeneous non-CS n=4, heterogeneous n=4, homogeneous CS n=5), noting the contrast "(c>a) (c>b)". Groups had been balanced on CPSE beforehand (chi-squared=3.544; p=0.170>0.05).
"the population mean CPSE was significantly different for the three types of grouping in collaborative learning based on the Kruskal-Wallis Test ( The chi-squared test of groups =6.380 *; p=0. 041<0.05)."
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Related Claims¶
- Students in homogeneous prior-knowledge groups made greater learning gains and showed more distributed collaboration than heterogeneous groups — related
- Overall CPSE did not differ significantly between individual programming and RTC-based collaborative programming — related
- Different group compositions adopted different collaboration strategies: homogeneous groups split interface and programming work, while the heterogeneous CS/non-CS pair showed the most divergent behavior patterns — related
- In the collaborative MIT App Inventor study, significant interaction patterns signified coordination of behavior between team participants, and no lower self-efficacy emerged for non-CS-background participants — reports the opposite
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Homogeneous CS-major groups reported higher CPSE in collaborative programming than homogeneous non-CS and heterogeneous groups, with no significant difference between the latter two |
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Homogeneous CS-major groups reported higher CPSE in collaborative programming than homogeneous non-CS and heterogeneous groups, with no significant difference between the latter two |
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