NDLI: An exploratory study of the effects of rationale awareness in project-based group activity

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Lu Xiao
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: Faculty of Information & Media Studies, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (Lu Xiao)
Abstract	Various kinds of collaborative systems have been developed to capture and represent individual rationales in shared group space with the firm belief that rationale sharing will benefit the group performance. Yet our understanding of the effects of rationale sharing in virtual group activities is very limited. As an initial step towards understanding the effects of rationale sharing on group processes, this study investigated the how one's awareness of the other group members' rationales affected the group processes in project-based virtual group activities. The findings suggest that one's rationale awareness promoted one's awareness of the other group members' expertise and contribution related to the group project. By organizing and managing the shared rationales in a dedicated group space, i.e., the shared rationale space, the group members' awareness of the others' contribution was supported. The results also suggest that the group developed its practice of managing the shared rationales and generating group rationales.
Starting Page	785
Ending Page	792
File Size	551462
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457703867
e-ISBN	9781457703874
DOI	10.1109/CSCWD.2011.5960207
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-06-08
Publisher Place	Switzerland
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Interviews Communities Collaborative tools Decision making Teamwork Virtual groups group practice Rationale awareness common ground
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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