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Designing Computer Support for Collaborative Learning

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Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NATO ASI F,volume 128))

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This paper addresses the task faced by designers of systems to support collaborative learning and considers various issues raised by research on peer interaction and peer tutoring in order to sketch out the basis for design principles and guidelines. Several factors are discussed which need to be taken into account in designing for collaboration, such as the relationship between tasks and learning outcomes, learners’ abilities and skills, developmental changes in those abilities. Suggestions are made for various ways in which computers may play a role in supporting collaborative learning, using the findings from research on these issues to constrain the design space.

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O’Malley, C. (1995). Designing Computer Support for Collaborative Learning. In: O’Malley, C. (eds) Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. NATO ASI Series, vol 128. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85098-1_15

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