Book chapter
Theories of Cognition in Collaborative Learning
The International Handbook of Collaborative Learning
2013
Abstract
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THEORY
An important approach to collaborative learning research is the relatively recent eld of
computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). is chapter will focus on that eld.
CSCL is multidisciplinary by its nature and because of its origins (see Stahl, Koschmann,
& Suthers, 2006, for a history of CSCL from a perspective similar to the one here). Consider the name, Computer-supported Collaborative Learning: it combines concerns with
computer technology, collaborative social interaction, and learning or education-very
di erent sorts of scienti c domains. CSCL grew out of work in elds like informatics
and arti cial intelligence, cognitive science and social psychology, the learning sciences
and educational practice-domains that are themselves each fundamentally multidisciplinary. eory in these elds may take the form of predictive mathematical laws, like
Shannon’s (Shannon & Weaver, 1949) mathematical theory of information, or Turing’s
(1937) theory of computation; of models of memory and cognition; or of conceptions
of group interaction and social practice. ey may have very di erent implications for
research, favoring either laboratory experiments that establish statistical regularities or
engaged case studies that contribute to an understanding of situated behaviors.
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Details
- Title
- Theories of Cognition in Collaborative Learning
- Creators
- Gerry Stahl - [Retired Faculty]
- Contributors
- Cindy Hmelo-Silver (Editor)Clark Chinn (Editor)Carol Chan (Editor)Angela O'Donnell (Editor)
- Publication Details
- The International Handbook of Collaborative Learning
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85086210596
- Other Identifier
- 991019174912204721