Cognitive styles, learning performance and virtual teaming in online courses
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Xiaojing Liu, Seung-hee Lee, Magjuka Rich, Indiana University, United States
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-60-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA
Abstract
Cognitive style has been regarded as one of the enduring differences in individual cognitive organization and functioning. This study examined the role of thinking styles in students' online participation and teamwork performance. The results suggest that global/local style had predictive power on students' online participation while internal/local style had predictive power on students' team orientations and the level of trust in teamwork. This study implies that it will be useful to integrate cognitive styles as one of the design factors to foster successful online virtual team experience.
Citation
Liu, X., Lee, S.h. & Rich, M. (2006). Cognitive styles, learning performance and virtual teaming in online courses. In T. Reeves & S. Yamashita (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2006--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 2183-2188). Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/24035/.
© 2006 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
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