Combining algebra tutoring technology with scripting for small-group learning: different team enactments can obscure averaged statistical measures of learning¶

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q2 i? In a study combining algebra tutoring technology with scripting for small-group learning, different enactments by different teams can obscure statistical measures of learning that average across cases, so narrative analysis of specific cases provides incisive insight. → Gerry Stahl 2012

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Gerry Stahl 2012¶

Gerry Stahl. (2012). Cognizing mediating: Unpacking the entanglement of artifacts with collective minds. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 7:187–191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-012-9148-x

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Editorial discussion of the empirical study by Rummel, Mullins & Spada combining algebra tutoring technology with scripting for small-group learning. Consistent with instrumental genesis, use of new technologies by student groups must be enacted by the students, so conditions with and without computer support involve significantly different tasks.

"Different enactments by different teams can obscure statistical measures of learning that average across the cases. As seen in this study, narrative analysis of specific cases can provide incisive insight into how the technologies are being used and how they are actually affecting the group knowledge-building processes."

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