Evaluation of the Development of Metacognitive Knowledge Supported by the KnowCat System

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-mo...

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Autores: Pifarré Turmo, Manoli, Cobos Pérez, Ruth
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Recursos:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/46993
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-009-9118-9
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/46993
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Investigació qualitativa
Construcció del coneixement
Processos d'aprenentatge
Ensenyament assistit per ordinador
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Resumo: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 learning environment was used to support scaffolding process among equals during problem-solving tasks. After using KnowCat, the students were interviewed over their work in this shared workspace. Qualitative analysis revealed that the educational application of KnowCat can favour and improve the development of metacognitive knowledge.