Problem-Based Learning in Language Instruction: A Collaboration and Language Learning Skills Framework in a CSCL Environment

Autor: Hara Bouta, Fotini Paraskeva, Foteini Adamidi, Sofia Gkemisi
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Communications in Computer and Information Science ISBN: 9783319627427
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-62743-4_12
Popis: Research has shown problem-based learning (PBL) to be an effective learning method in many ways. Although PBL learning has been studied extensively and a number of papers have discussed the merits of implementing PBL in educational environments, greater emphasis should be given on how it can be adapted to teach language effectively in secondary education. To make language learning skills more effective, an educational scenario was prepared based on the principles of a PBL model and the Jigsaw II collaborative strategy in a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) environment (Moodle). This educational scenario was designed and implemented so as to bolster collaboration and to enhance the language learning skills for high school students. There was both a quantitative and a qualitative analysis of wiki texts as well as chat and forum messages exchanged by the students. The results revealed that students developed collaboration and language learning skills to a great extent as a result of their participation in collaborative tasks.
Databáze: OpenAIRE