Developing the role concept for computer-supported collaborative learning: An explorative synthesis Export

@article{citeulike:5944245, abstract = {The role concept has attracted a lot of attention as a construct for facilitating and analysing interactions in the context of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). So far much of this research has been carried out in isolation and the focus on roles lacks cohesion. In this article we present a conceptual framework to synthesise the contemporary conceptualisation of roles, by discerning three levels of the role concept: micro (role as task), meso (role as pattern) and macro (role as stance). As a first step to further conceptualise 'role as a stance', we present a framework of eight participative stances defined along three dimensions: group size, orientation and effort. The participative stances – Captain, Over-rider, Free-rider, Ghost, Pillar, Generator, Hanger-on and Lurker – were scrutinised on two data sets using qualitative analysis. The stances aim to facilitate meaningful description of student behaviour, stimulate both teacher and student awareness of roles at the macro-level in terms of participative stances, and evaluate or possibly change the participation to collaborative learning on all levels.}, author = {Strijbos, Jan-Willem and De Laat, Maarten F.}, citeulike-article-id = {5944245}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2009.08.014}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S074756320900137X}, day = {12}, doi = {10.1016/j.chb.2009.08.014}, issn = {07475632}, journal = {Computers in Human Behavior}, keywords = {cscl, roles}, month = {October}, posted-at = {2009-10-15 15:25:43}, priority = {4}, title = {Developing the role concept for computer-supported collaborative learning: An explorative synthesis}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2009.08.014}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5944245 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5944245 N2 - The role concept has attracted a lot of attention as a construct for facilitating and analysing interactions in the context of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). So far much of this research has been carried out in isolation and the focus on roles lacks cohesion. In this article we present a conceptual framework to synthesise the contemporary conceptualisation of roles, by discerning three levels of the role concept: micro (role as task), meso (role as pattern) and macro (role as stance). As a first step to further conceptualise ‘role as a stance’, we present a framework of eight participative stances defined along three dimensions: group size, orientation and effort. The participative stances – Captain, Over-rider, Free-rider, Ghost, Pillar, Generator, Hanger-on and Lurker – were scrutinised on two data sets using qualitative analysis. The stances aim to facilitate meaningful description of student behaviour, stimulate both teacher and student awareness of roles at the macro-level in terms of participative stances, and evaluate or possibly change the participation to collaborative learning on all levels. JF - Computers in Human Behavior SN - 07475632 TI - Developing the role concept for computer-supported collaborative learning: An explorative synthesis KW - cscl KW - roles AU - Strijbos, Jan-Willem AU - De Laat, Maarten PY - 2009/10/12/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2009.08.014 ER -