caa a22 4500 445844493 CHVBK 20180317145354.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10798-010-9123-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10798-010-9123-7 Collaborative learning in technological project design [Elektronische Daten] [Jon-Chao Hong, Kuang-Chao Yu, Mei-Yung Chen] The POWERTECH contest in Taiwan was established in an attempt to promote inventiveness and technology to elementary school pupils. The POWERTECH contest is designed as a collaborative learning system for project design. Project design is comprised of technical processes, which include the construction of an artifact and improvement of its functions. Thus, pupils learn scientific and technical knowledge through a collaborative design project. The purpose of the study was to examine how collaborative learning could be facilitated in technological project design, and whether and how pupils working collaboratively were able to share their design ideas. The study was carried out by analyzing the design portfolio compiled by a team of four elementary school pupils who were engaged in a collaborative design project that focused on making a robot rat for the POWERTECH contest. A portfolio analysis was used in this study to help researchers assess the actual collaboration process among the team members. The study indicated that collaborative learning in a contest facilitated the sharing of knowledge and resources among the team members. Furthermore, reflections essential for problem-solving among the team members were often raised during the design process. These reflections were also conducive to the reduction of mistakes during the contest. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010 Design process nationallicence Collaborative learning nationallicence Portfolio nationallicence Technology contest nationallicence Hong Jon-Chao National Taiwan Normal University, 162, He-ping East Road, Section1, 106, Taipei, Taiwan aut Yu Kuang-Chao National Taiwan Normal University, 162, He-ping East Road, Section1, 106, Taipei, Taiwan aut Chen Mei-Yung National Taiwan Normal University, 162, He-ping East Road, Section1, 106, Taipei, Taiwan aut International Journal of Technology and Design Education Springer Netherlands 21/3(2011-08-01), 335-347 0957-7572 21:3<335 2011 21 10798 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-010-9123-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-010-9123-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hong Jon-Chao National Taiwan Normal University, 162, He-ping East Road, Section1, 106, Taipei, Taiwan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yu Kuang-Chao National Taiwan Normal University, 162, He-ping East Road, Section1, 106, Taipei, Taiwan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chen Mei-Yung National Taiwan Normal University, 162, He-ping East Road, Section1, 106, Taipei, Taiwan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Technology and Design Education Springer Netherlands 21/3(2011-08-01), 335-347 0957-7572 21:3<335 2011 21 10798 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer