The design of coopetitive pedagogy in an integrated web-based learning model

Abstract

The synergistic Web environment provide for collaborative and active learning by its students. To understand the internal beliefs and motivations within a Web-based educational environment, an integrated Web-based learning model was proposed. The model contains the following external variables: courseware, pedagogic design and specification, and the internal beliefs that motivate learning activities. A laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of coopetitive pedagogic design on learning performance within the integrated Web-based learning model. The valid sample consisted of 138 participants. The results indicate that coopetitive pedagogic design did have an impact on the virtual classroom`s atmosphere (i.e. social presence, perceived competition and cooperation), motivations for learning (i.e. enjoyment and challenge), and learning performance (i.e. flow and performance). The integrated model of Web-based learning is thus an effective model for predicting learning performance © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.