A text-mining group and representation tool scaffolds students' learning processes and improves outcomes under specific conditions¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Combining heterogeneous-group formation with cognitive group-awareness tools, operationalized as the GRT, scaffolded students' learning processes and led to improved outcomes under specific conditions, with positive results for both students and teachers. → Sten Ludvigsen 2016

Evidence¶

Sten Ludvigsen 2016¶

Sten Ludvigsen, Ulrike Cress, Nancy Law, Carolyn P. Rosé, & Gerry Stahl. (2016). Collaboration scripts and scaffolding. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 11, 381–385. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-016-9247-1

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The editors report on the experimental study by Erkens, Bodemer, and Hoppe, in which a text-mining tool transforms students' written text into variables used for group formation and cognitive visualization. They state the GRT "lead to improved outcomes under specific conditions"; no effect sizes are printed.

"The results from this study are positive for both students and teachers. The GRT is able to scaffold the students’ learning processes and lead to improved outcomes under specific conditions."

Discussion¶

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