Content Recommendation in a Collaborative Project-based Learning Environment
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https://doi.org/10.5753/rbie.2018.26.01.91Keywords:
Project-based Learning, Collaboration, Recommendation SystemsAbstract
The present work aims to investigate how a Project-based Learning (PBL) activity, supported by a technological environment developed for this purpose, can contribute to the development of projects by means of content recommendation resources and collaboration tools among peers. For this reason, an active learning approach is used, PBL, defined as a student-centered learning method that emphasizes activities for project development. For the application of the proposed method an educational activity was structured consisting in the development of a project based on students' investigations related to a topic proposed by the teacher. The development of this project starts and ends in the classroom, but the intermediate stages can occur in other places. For the execution of the activity, a tool was developed for fostering collaboration between students. For the execution of the activity, a tool was developed for fostering collaboration between students. This allows a higher interaction between participants and the possibility of students to collaborate on each other's projects. During the development of their projects, the tool suggests additional materials related to the subject at hand, as a way to assist students in their research processes. For the evaluation of the proposed work, a quali-quantitative case study was structured, with data collected through computer logs, the analysis of the students' projects, questionnaires and interviews. Results from the experiments performed showed that the educational activity proposed by this work has contributed significantly to the development of projects and for a higher interaction among students.
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