Procedia-Social and Behavioral Science Journal, vol. 46

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Collaborative environments, a way to improve quality in Higher Education

Rodriguez-Donaire S. and Garcia B. (Procedia-Social and Behavioral Science Journal, 2012, vol. 46, pp. 875-884)

Abstract

The aim of this research is to observe how Collaborative Web-Based Environments (CWBEs) foster higher education quality improvement by means of enhancing students' teamwork skills, the use of CWBEs and the use of teaching methodologies, particularly PBL. A survey was conducted in three different subjects with similar characteristics in courses held at the ETSEIAT-BarcelonaTECH among a sample of 98 students. Results shed light on two aspects which improve teamwork performance: 1) the functionality of CWBEs and 2) the ability and motivation of students in these environments.

Keywords:  Collaborative Web-Based Environments (CWBEs), Higher Education, Problem-Based Learning (PBL), generic competences, educational quality improvement