TY - GEN
T1 - An exploratory study of the effects of rationale awareness in project-based group activity
AU - Xiao, Lu
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Rationale awareness
KW - common ground
KW - group practice
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U2 - 10.1109/CSCWD.2011.5960207
DO - 10.1109/CSCWD.2011.5960207
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80052215008
SN - 9781457703874
T3 - Proceedings of the 2011 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2011
SP - 785
EP - 792
BT - Proceedings of the 2011 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD2011
T2 - 2011 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2011
Y2 - 8 June 2011 through 10 June 2011
ER -