How much "Group" is there in online group work?

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Abstract

The ability to work in groups across time and space has become a frequent requirement for the workplace and is becoming increasingly more common in higher education, but there is a surprising lack of research on how online groups work. This study applies analytical approaches used in studies of face-to-face classroom "talk" to multiple groups in two asynchronous online high school courses. We investigated two activities focused on group problem-solving styles-one for deciding how to work as a group, and a second for responding to the content of the assignment. We found successful groups to have benefited from directive leadership, and the division of labor amongst most groups to be in parallel rather than collaborative.

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Lowes, S. (2014). How much “Group” is there in online group work? Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v18i1.373

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