Online computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) for engineering students: A case study in Malaysia

Abstract

ABSTRACT:Computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) via online is an emerging paradigm of educational technology where people can learn together with the help of computer and its related applications. CSCL has become an important and appealing mode of learning across disciplines including engineering. Teamwork is one of the most important elements in engineering profession and collaborative learning is a natural choice for engineering education since it cultivates team among students. This study aims to better understand the adoption of CSCL using Google Docs among engineering students and its relationship with students' attitude toward computer for learning, prior experience of using CSCL tool-Google Docs-and students' different learning styles. The outcomes of this investigation suggest that students' attitude toward computer for learning and prior experience have a significant relationship with the students' adoption of CSCL. At the same time, students' different learning styles did not have any impact on the adoption of CSCL in their learning process. ß 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 23:352-362, 2015; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae;

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