Micro-ecological approach to cross-level CSCL analysis

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Borge and Mercier propose this approach as an alternative to the four overarching CSCL learning theories (information-processing, constructivism, socio-constructivist/socio-cultural, group cognition), arguing these lenses are "too narrow to capture the true contextual richness of CSCL in action." It cuts across multiple levels of analysis (individual, group, community) and analyzes how each level influences and is influenced by the others. Events such as different facilitator orchestration moves or a student destroying a Minecraft world would remain unexplained from single-level episode analysis.

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• Micro-ecological approach: a cross-level analytical alternative cutting across individual, group, and community levels in CSCL: Borge and Mercier propose this approach as an alternative to the four overarching CSCL learning theories (information-processing, constructivism, socio-constructivist/socio-cultural, group cognition), arguing these lenses are "too narrow to capture the true contextual richness of CSCL in action." It cuts across multiple levels of analysis (individual, group, community) and analyzes how each level influences and is influenced by the others. Events such as different facilitator orchestration moves or a student destroying a Minecraft world would remain unexplained from single-level episode analysis. (U. Cress et al. (2019))

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Related Research Methods

• Event-centered analysis of CSCL processes
• Lonchamp's three-level integration of dialog, knowledge, and action analysis for dual-interaction CSCL environments
• Theory-driven units of analysis for educational dialogue across multiple timescales

Key Sources

• U. Cress, C. P. Rosé, N. Law, S. Ludvigsen. (2019). Investigating the complexity of computer-supported collaborative learning in action. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-019-09305-2

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title	Micro-ecological approach to cross-level CSCL analysis
description	Borge and Mercier propose this approach as an alternative to the four overarching CSCL learning theories (information-processing, constructivism, socio-constructivist/socio-cultural, group cognition), arguing these lenses are "too narrow to capture the true contextual richness of CSCL in action." It
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