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Pifarre, Manoli; Guijosa, Alex; Argelagos, Esther – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2014
Understanding how blogs can support collaborative learning is a vital concern for researchers and teachers. This article explores how blogs may be used to support secondary education students' collaborative interaction and how such an interaction process can promote the creation of a Community of Inquiry to enhance critical thinking and…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Cooperative Learning, Secondary School Students
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Pifarre, Manoli; Kleine Staarman, Judith – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2011
This paper explores how wikis may be used to support primary education students' collaborative interaction and how such an interaction process can be characterised. The overall aim of this study is to analyse the collaborative processes of students working together in a wiki environment, in order to see how primary students can actively create a…
Descriptors: Science Projects, Interaction, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning
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Pifarre, Manoli; Cobos, Ruth – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2010
This paper aims to better understand the development of students' metacognitive learning processes when participating actively in a CSCL system called KnowCat. To this end, a longitudinal case study was designed, in which 18 university students took part in a 12-month (two semesters) learning project. The students followed an instructional…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Interaction, Learning Processes, Longitudinal Studies
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Pifarre, Manoli; Cobos, Ruth – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2009
The aim of this study was to examine the development of the metacognitive knowledge of a group of higher education students who participated actively in an experiment based on a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning environment called KnowCat. Eighteen university students participated in a 12-month learning project during which the KnowCat…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Educational Environment, College Students, Cooperative Learning
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Cobos, Ruth; Pifarre, Manoli – Computers & Education, 2008
This paper presents a research study carried out to support and structure virtual interaction among university students that may trigger collaborative knowledge construction in the Web, supported by a CSCL system called KnowCat. Three characteristics of the KnowCat system are relevant to our educational purpose: firstly, students can share and…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Cooperative Learning, Internet, Computer Simulation
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Pifarre, Manoli – Studies in Higher Education, 2007
This article explores how to enrich scaffolding processes among university students using specific Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) software. A longitudinal case study was designed, in which 18 students participated in a 12-month learning project. During this period the students followed an instructional process, using the CSCL…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)