This chapter presents an empirical study involving first-year students enrolled in the Faculty of Psychology (University of Bologna), who are following a practical formative activity based on Computer-Supported Group-Based Learning. The learning activity is conducted in a blended-learning format - three face-to-face lessons and three online activities; students were randomly associated to two different experimental conditions of participation: Individual Learning (IL) and Group-Based Learning (GBL). Focusing on GBL students, this paper intends to verify whether different structural profiles of interpersonal skills (SPIS) might improve the students' comprehension of a scientific text. By analyzing the results of test and re-test, the students with a High Actor-SPIS make a significant improvement, and the groups with a High Density and Low Centralization make significant progress at the ReTest.

Mazzoni E., Gaffuri P., Selleri P. (2013). IS IT BETTER TO BE ALONE OR IN COMPANY? The impact of the Structural Profile of Interpersonal Skills on Computer-Supported Group-Based Learning. HERSHEY : IGI Global [10.4018/978-1-4666-1936-4.ch003].

IS IT BETTER TO BE ALONE OR IN COMPANY? The impact of the Structural Profile of Interpersonal Skills on Computer-Supported Group-Based Learning

MAZZONI, ELVIS;GAFFURI, PIETRO;SELLERI, PATRIZIA
2013

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This chapter presents an empirical study involving first-year students enrolled in the Faculty of Psychology (University of Bologna), who are following a practical formative activity based on Computer-Supported Group-Based Learning. The learning activity is conducted in a blended-learning format - three face-to-face lessons and three online activities; students were randomly associated to two different experimental conditions of participation: Individual Learning (IL) and Group-Based Learning (GBL). Focusing on GBL students, this paper intends to verify whether different structural profiles of interpersonal skills (SPIS) might improve the students' comprehension of a scientific text. By analyzing the results of test and re-test, the students with a High Actor-SPIS make a significant improvement, and the groups with a High Density and Low Centralization make significant progress at the ReTest.
2013
Cases on online learning communities and beyond: Investigations and applications
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Mazzoni E., Gaffuri P., Selleri P. (2013). IS IT BETTER TO BE ALONE OR IN COMPANY? The impact of the Structural Profile of Interpersonal Skills on Computer-Supported Group-Based Learning. HERSHEY : IGI Global [10.4018/978-1-4666-1936-4.ch003].
Mazzoni E.; Gaffuri P.; Selleri P.
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