Design CSCL assignments with individual accountability and positive interdependence¶

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Description¶

Within the CSCL environment, assignments stimulated collaboration through "individual accountability and positive interdependence, two elements that aim to trigger interactions within teams." Each module contained individual assignments after which students had to share information to complete a joint assignment; each student was assigned a unique task or unique goal (e.g., highest efficiency, lowest costs, highest safety) that could only be reached through the joint goal, so all students could be held responsible for the team's success. This role assignment is transferable to other CSCL curricula.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Tasks must be structured so that individual subtasks are needed for the joint goal and each member has a distinct, manipulable role or goal.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Secondary vocational students in heterogeneous triads

Target Learning Goals¶

• Information sharing, shared decision making, and collaborative problem solving in domain tasks

Related Strategies¶

• Support group cohesion by cultivating belongingness and interdependence through the chatbot

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Elise H. Eshuis, Judith ter Vrugte, Anjo Anjewierden, Lars Bollen, Jakob Sikken, Ton de Jong. (2019). Improving the quality of vocational students' collaboration and knowledge acquisition through instruction and joint reflection. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (2019) 14:53–76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-019-09296-0