e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning

12.4. Virtual vs. Face-to-Face Group Decisions

How can group decision making benefit from collaborative technology? In the study reviewed in this section, the decisions of teams working face-to-face were compared with decisions made in a collaborative virtual environment.

RESEARCH THUMBNAIL Team Decision Quality: Virtual vs. Face-to-Face Collaboration Authors: Campbell and Stasser, 2006 Type of Study: Experimental Task: Identify the guilty suspect in a crime case for which there was a correct answer that could be derived only by sharing of information given to different team members Outcome Measures: Accuracy of group solutions to a crime decision task Teams: Trios of college students in which each member was provided different relevant case ...