For this review, we synthesized quantitative and qualitative research on collaborative
learning to examine the relationship between teacher guidance strategies and the …

This article presents a review of research comparing the effectiveness of individual learning
environments with collaborative learning environments. In reviewing the literature, it was …

Learning to argue is an essential objective in education; and online environments have
been found to support the sharing, constructing, and representing of arguments in multiple …

Meaningful learning requires deep engagement with ideas. Deep engagement is supported
by the critical thinking skill of argumentation. Learning to argue represents an important way …

Traditionally, research on awareness during online collaboration focused on topics such as
the effects of spatial information about group members' activities on the collaborative …

The effects of individual versus group learning (in triads) on efficiency of retention and
transfer test performance in the domain of biology (heredity) among 70 high-school students …

Teachers often complain about the quality of students' written essays in higher education.
This study explores the relations between scripted online peer feedback processes and …

Self-regulated learning with the Internet or hypermedia requires not only cognitive learning
strategies, but also specific and general meta-cognitive strategies. The purposes of the …

Whilst the importance of online peer feedback and writing argumentative essays for students
in higher education is unquestionable, there is a need for further research into whether and …

Students often face process losses when learning together via text-based online
environments. Computer-supported collaboration scripts can scaffold collaborative learning …