Collaboration between Primary Students and the Use of an Online Learning Environment

The Previous Collaborative Work Experiences Factor

Abstract

This paper reports findings from a research study which involved the use of an Online Learning Environment by Greek primary students in their school classroom and from home for a period of six weeks for the development of a wiki for a school project. This research study sought to answer whether and how collaboration can be supported between primary students with the use of an Online Learning Environment. Although collaboration is often reported as the outcome from the use of technology in an educational context, this paper presents research findings to show that collaboration between primary students with the use of an Online Learning Environment is associated with students' previous collaborative work experiences.