Learning with GSS: A Case Study
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چکیده
Existing pedagogies assume old technologies pencils, blackboards, and books. Newer technologies have fundamentally changed the cognitive cost of accessing information and the cognitive cost of problem-solving. These changes enable new pedagogies that fundamentally change the roles of students and instructors. Group Support Systems (GSS), one of these new technologies, can transform the classroom fom a place where an instructor delivers information to a place where students actively engage one another to solve problems of realistic d@ulty and complexity, Even in large classrooms, students can use a GSS to actively participate in the process while drawing on the knowledge and experience of their peers and their instructor. This paper presents a year-long case-study comparing two GSS-supported Nursing Management courses to two traditionally taught courses. Students in the GSSsupported course participated more and more equally, and evidenced a stronger grasp of course content.
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