DOI: 10.5716/2251-1814_EeL38
Authors: Wan Ng
Abstract:
This paper reports on a comparative study that investigated the attitudes and beliefs of students studying online in small virtual teams and adopting a pedagogy that provided the scaffolding for tasks to be completed by members in the virtual teams. Two cohorts of students undertaking the same coursework unit in the same class were investigated to elicit similarities and differences in their experiences working on the same tasks online. The two cohorts were 14 undergraduate and 16 postgraduate students. The results indicate some differences between the groups with the undergraduate students having a slightly more negative attitude toward online learning.
Keywords: virtual teamwork; higher education; attitudes; undergraduates; postgraduates
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