The use of a Course Management System for the investigation of the relationship between collaboration and students' achievement in a course of Physics
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English Abstract In this paper we investigate the relationship between task structure, collaborative group interactions and students' achievement when a Course Management System is used. For this purpose we use the Moodle course Management System (http://www.moodle.org) during a postgraduate course titled "the use of ICT in Physics". The choice of the particular software was made as it promotes interaction which contributes to incremental learning. The aim was to examine the relationship between task structure, collaborative group interactions and students' performance when the moodle platform is used within a constructivist approach to learning. In addition to Moodle, we use a networked application, created by the author (called Science Search), for the collection and classification of relevant web pages needed by the students during their work. Finally, a set of indicators were used as a measure of interactivity in the group. Results from our study suggest that groups using the platform have better performance and that the competencies relating to group problem orientation and generation of alternative solutions are more crucial for student's achievement. Greek Abstract Στην εργασία αυτή διερευνούμε τη σχέση ανάμεσα στο τύπο του καθήκοντος, την αλληλεπίδραση στη διάρκεια της συνεργατικής μάθησης και τη γνωστική επίδοση των μαθητών όταν χρησιμοποιούνται συστήματα διαχείρισης της μάθησης. Για το σκοπό αυτό χρησιμοποιήσαμε τη πλατφόρμα Moodle (http://www.moodle.org) κατά τη διάρκεια ενός μεταπτυχιακού μαθήματος με τίτλο "η χρήση των ΤΠΕ στη Φυσική". Η επιλογή της συγκεκριμένης πλατφόρμας έγινε γιατί θεωρούμε ότι προάγει τη συνεργατική και επαυξητική μάθηση. Ο στόχος μας ήταν να εξετάσουμε τη σχέση ανάμεσα στο τύπο του καθήκοντος , την αλληλεπίδραση στη συνεργατική μάθηση και τη γνωστική επίδοση όταν χρησιμοποιείται η πλατφόρμα moodle μέσα σε εποικοδομητικό περιβάλλον. Επιπρόσθετα με τη πλατφόρμα χρησιμοποιήθηκε και ένα δικτυακό εργαλείο (το Science Search) που δημιουργήθηκε από τον συγγραφέα με σκοπό την ταξινόμηση των δικτυακών τόπων που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν από τους φοιτητές. Τέλος, χρησιμοποιήθηκαν δείκτες για τη μέτρηση της αλληλεπίδρασης μέσα στην ομάδα. Τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνας δείχνουν ότι η χρήση της πλατφόρμας ευνοεί τη γνωστική επίδοση και ότι οι δείκτες που σχετίζονται με τον "προσανατολισμό στο πρόβλημα" και την "παραγωγή εναλλακτικών ιδεών" είναι οι δείκτες που συνεισφέρουν περισσότερο στη γνωστική επίδοση.
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