Assessing collaborative online inquiry and social deliberation in digital environments

Authors

Jesse R. Sparks, Educational Testing Service
Julie Coiro, University of Rhode Island
Jill M. Castek, The University of Arizona
Carita Kiili, Universitetet i Oslo
Beth R. Holland, University of Rhode Island
Changhee Lee, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Date of Original Version

1-1-2019

Abstract

We describe efforts to design and validate a digitally-based assessment of collaborative online inquiry and social deliberation using a digital virtual world platform with embedded supports for real-time collaboration. Cognitive validity studies were conducted to examine the collaborative prompts and the overall task, with 21 dyads participating in either Face-to-Face (FTF; n=5) or Computer-Mediated (CM; n=16) conditions. Quantitative results suggest the task captured variation in dyads’ inquiry performances and processes.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL

Volume

2

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Sparks, Jesse R., Julie Coiro, Jill M. Castek, Carita Kiili, Beth R. Holland, and Changhee Lee. "Assessing collaborative online inquiry and social deliberation in digital environments." Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL 2, (2019): 939-940. https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/education_facpubs/61