Virtually isolated: social identity threat predicts social approach motivation via sense of belonging in computer-supported collaborative learning.

ABSTRACT: Collaboration improves multiple academic and social outcomes. Accordingly, computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) can be beneficial in distance education contexts to overcome the issues specific to online learning (e.g., underperformance, low identification with university). Distance universities often attract a substantial number of non-traditional students (e.g., students with disability, students with migration background). Despite their representation, non-traditional students face negative stereotypes and associated social consequences, including social identity threat, diminished sense of belonging, and less motivation for social interactions. In the context of online learning, where there is little individuating information, social categories like socio-demographic group m

SUBMITTER: Bick N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11427319 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature