Key Factors in Online Collaboration and Their Relationship to Teamwork Satisfaction

Online instructors today search for ways to engage students in authentic activities in their courses to create real-world learning experiences. Collaborative grouping is 1 way that instructors promote students' creativity and productivity during the teamwork process. The present study is an att...

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Published in:Quarterly review of distance education 2009-07, Vol.10 (2), p.195
Main Authors: Tseng, Hungwei, Ku, Heng-Yu, Wang, Chien-Hsin, Sun, Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Communication channels
Computer Mediated Communication
Computer Uses in Education
Conflict management
Cooperation
Cooperative Learning
Critical thinking
Educational aspects
Educational Environment
Forecasts and trends
Graduate Students
Learning
Learning Activities
Learning Theories
Online education
Problem solving
R&D
Research & development
Sample size
Satisfaction
Service development
Society
Student Attitudes
Student Interests
Studies
Teaching Methods
Teamwork
Technological change
Trust
Trust (Psychology)
Work groups
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Summary:Online instructors today search for ways to engage students in authentic activities in their courses to create real-world learning experiences. Collaborative grouping is 1 way that instructors promote students' creativity and productivity during the teamwork process. The present study is an attempt to enhance our understanding of students' teamwork experiences. The researchers in this study investigated the relationship between collaboration factors and teamwork satisfaction among 46 graduate students. Online survey protocol was used to collect data. Results revealed that the selected collaboration factors jointly accounted for 63% of the variance in online collaboration satisfaction. "Trust among teammates" and "organization practices" were effective factors for explaining online collaboration satisfaction. Recommendations for instructors to improve students' collaboration experiences are provided. (Contains 4 tables.)
ISSN:1528-3518
2169-1266