@inbook{9219add7f5a04feb8d445f2f5616640f,
title = "Computer Supported Intercultural Collaborative Learning: A Study on Challenges as Perceived by Students",
abstract = "This study examines challenges that are inherent in computer supported intercultural collaborative learning (CSICL) in higher education. For this purpose, a 22-item survey was completed by students (N=98) who worked collaboratively in culturally diverse pairs on an online learning task focused on the field of life sciences. Students were required to rate on a Likert scale the importance of a certain challenge in CSICL. Descriptive statistics were used to determine what challenges are perceived to be the most important by students in CSICL. The results suggest that {\textquoteleft}a collaborative partner is not communicating properly{\textquoteright}, {\textquoteleft}a low level of motivation{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteleft}insufficient English language skills{\textquoteright} were perceived by all study participants to be the most important challenges in CSICL.",
author = "Vitaliy Popov and Omid Noroozi and Harm Biemans and Martin Mulder",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-33263-0_60",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783642332623",
series = "21st Century Learning for 21st Century Skills",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "543--544",
editor = "A. Ravenscroft and S. Lindstaedt and {Delgado Kloos}, C. and D. Hern{\'a}ndez-Leo",
booktitle = "21st Century Learning for 21st Century Skills",
address = "Germany",
note = "EC-TEL 2012 – 7th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, Saarbr{\"u}cken, Germany ; Conference date: 18-09-2012 Through 21-09-2012",
}