Learning Effect of Collaborative Search Team: from the Perspective of Task Type, Group Size and Communication Quality

Li Huafeng; Sun Fengqiu; Sun Xiaoning; Yuan Qinjian

doi:10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2021.18.008

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2021.18.008

INFORMATION RESEARCH

Learning Effect of Collaborative Search Team: from the Perspective of Task Type, Group Size and Communication Quality

Li Huafeng ,
Sun Fengqiu ,
Sun Xiaoning ,
Yuan Qinjian

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1. School of Information, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Taiyuan 030006;
2. School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023

Received date: 2021-04-01

Revised date: 2021-06-06

Online published: 2021-09-26

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[Purpose/significance] Compared with single person search, collaborative search is helpful to solve the tasks of complex information needs. Further research on the learning effect of collaborative search team, which has not been clarified in academic circles, will help to explore the antecedents and mechanism of the learning effect, and provide some enlightenment for improving the team's information search ability and cooperative learning ability.[Method/process] Based on the theory of cooperative learning, this study adopted the method of information search experiment to verify the difference of learning effect of collaborative search team under different group size, communication quality and task type level.[Result/conclusion] In the decision-making task scenario, there are significant differences in the team learning effect among 2-person group, 4-person group and 6-person group, and the team learning effect of 4-person group is the best; the quality of intra group communication has a significant impact on the learning effect of collaborative search team; in the context of decision-making task, group size and team communication quality have an interactive effect on team learning.

Key words： collaborative search; learning effect; task type; group size; communication quality; search as learning

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Li Huafeng , Sun Fengqiu , Sun Xiaoning , Yuan Qinjian . Learning Effect of Collaborative Search Team: from the Perspective of Task Type, Group Size and Communication Quality[J]. Library and Information Service, 2021 , 65(18) : 71 -82 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2021.18.008

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