Juanjuan Chen|Minhong Wang|Paul A. Kirschner|Chin Chung Tsai
The Role of Collaboration, Computer Use, Learning Environments, and Supporting Strategies in CSCL: A Meta-Analysis
University of Hong Kong|Open University in the Netherlands|University of Oulu|National Taiwan Normal University
metaanalysis synthesizes research findings effects computersupported collaborative learning cscl based three main elements 1 collaboration per se 2 use computers 3 use extra learning environments tools supporting strategies cscl analysis 425 empirical studies published 2000 2016 extracted coded generated following findings first collaboration significant positive effects knowledge gain es effect size 042 skill acquisition es 064 student perceptions es 038 computerbased learning conditions second computer use led positive effects knowledge gain es 045 skill acquisition es 053 student perceptions es 051 group task performance es 089 social interaction es 057 collaborative learning contexts third use extra learning environments tools produced medium effect knowledge gain es 055 supporting strategies resulted es 038 knowledge gain several study features analyzed potential moderators