Collaborative writing in a software game: re-enacting a Vygotskian Design
| Document type: | Journal Articles |
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| Article type: | Original article |
| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
| Author(s): | Thomas Hansson, Loba van Heugten |
| Title: | Collaborative writing in a software game: re-enacting a Vygotskian Design |
| Journal: | Advanced Technology for Learning |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pagination: | 22-28 |
| ISSN: | 1710-2251 |
| Publisher: | Acta Press |
| Organization: | Blekinge Institute of Technology |
| Department: | School of Management (Sektionen för management) School of Management S- 371 79 Karlskrona +46 455 38 50 00 http://www.bth.se/mam/ |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | A pilot study at a rural Danish school explores a virtual world during English lessons. The objective of applying a Vygotskian experimental design to the study is to investigate the potential of software, interaction between pupils, and integration between classroom and computer room activities. Focus of research is on developmental practices and learning processes formed by a virtual didactic. The objective is to study how such an approach motivates pupils to improve their English in the framework of a net-based computer game. |
| Subject: | Education\General |
| Keywords: | computer aided instruction, computer games, groupware, virtual reality, collaborative writing, software game, virtual world, English lessons, Vygotskian experimental design, software potential, virtual didactic, net-based computer game |
