Scalable Support for Work Groups and Groupwork

Student satisfaction with groupwork in undergraduate computer science : do things get better?

Groupwork has a large and important role in computer science courses. Moreover, groupwork skills are among the most important generic attributes students should develop during their studies as preparation for the world of work (Candy, Crebert and O'Leary, 1994, Dearing, 1997). At the same time, all who have been involved in teaching that involves groupwork will be aware that it brings challenge...

Group decision making, technology and national culture - a qualitative approach

The paper outlines the results of a two nation cross-cultural study into group decision making within ordinary and computer supported groups. This study examines in a laboratory setting the changes between supported and unsupported groupwork in the values at work during groupwork sessions for groups of Australia and Malaysia. It thereby addresses an aspect of social behaviour. In the experiment...

Developing a Virtual Community for Student Groupwork, JTAP-2/140 Adoption and Evaluation of the use of low cost desktop video conferencing to support distributed student groupwork Table of Contents

Students' Groupwork Management in Online Collaborative Learning Environments

The present study investigates empirical models of groupwork management in online collaborative learning environments, based on the data from 298 students (86 groups) in United States. Data revealed that, at the group level, groupwork management was positively associated with feedback and help seeking. Data further revealed that, at the individual level, groupwork management was positively asso...

Groupwork as a form of assessment: common problems and recommended solutions

This paper reviews some of the literature on the use of groupwork as a form of assessment in tertiary institutions. It outlines the considerable advantages of groupwork but also its systemic associated problems. In discussing the problems, the paper considers issues such as ‘‘free riding’’ and the ‘‘sucker effect’’, issues associated with ethnic mix in groups, and the social dilemma problem—in ...