Internal and external scripts in computer-supported collaborative inquiry learning

Ingo Kollar (1) , Frank Fischer (1) , James D Slotta (2)

1 Faculty of Education and Educational Psychology
2 Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

We investigated how differently structured external scripts interact with learners’ internal scripts concerning individual knowledge acquisition in a Web-based collaborative inquiry learning environment. 90 students from two secondary schools participated. Two versions of an external collaboration script (high vs. low structured) supporting collaborative argumentation were embedded within a Web-based collaborative inquiry learning environment. Students’ internal scripts were classified as either high or low structured, establishing a 2x2-factorial design. Results suggest that the high structured external collaboration script supported the acquisition of domain-general knowledge of all learners regardless of their internal scripts. Learners’ internal scripts influenced the acquisition of domain-specific knowledge. Results are discussed concerning their theoretical relevance and practical implications for Web-based inquiry learning with collaboration scripts. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959475207001065)

Mots clés: collaboration scripts; learning environments; internal scripts

Domaines: Environnements Informatiques pour l'Apprentissage Humain; Education

Ingo Kollar, Frank Fischer, James D Slotta. Internal and external scripts in computer-supported collaborative inquiry learning. Learning and Instruction, 2007, 17(6), pp.708-721. ⟨hal-00703931⟩