Abstract
The inclusion of computer mediation and distance education has influenced the training of future mining engineers in Kuzbass universities. This study investigates the issues of students’ interaction in multicultural groups within Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. CSCL served as a conceptual framework to guide the presented study. Forty-eight Russian and Indian students participated in the experiment. To assess the peer interaction in multicultural groups four questionnaires were designed. The authors used comparative analysis to analyze the interviews of the participants. To process the data, the Pearson’s correlation analysis was performed. In the result of comparative analysis of the participants’ interviews some conclusions on students’ interaction in multicultural class were done. Foreign students demonstrate positive attitude towards collaborative learning activities while one in two Russian students displays reluctance and frustration in relation to cross-cultural collaborative learning environment. The results suggest that the main challenges for implementation of CSCL in higher education institutions of Kuzbass are insufficient cross-cultural skills of students and even teachers and the lowquality digital infrastructure of universities.
Highlights
In the last decade, modern society has been rapidly changing almost every day
This study investigates the issues of students’ interaction in multicultural groups within Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
The results suggest that the main challenges for implementation of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) in higher education institutions of Kuzbass are insufficient cross-cultural skills of students and even teachers and the lowquality digital infrastructure of universities
Summary
Modern society has been rapidly changing almost every day. The changes taking place in the industrial enterprises of Kuzbass are inseparably connected with fast developing technologies, globalization and the coronavirus pandemic. Technological convergence – the result of accelerating scientific and technological progress in the 21st century – has a transformative effect on the economies of developed countries, forming a new type of sectorial genesis [1] Due to these changes, the managers and engineers of Kuzbass industrial enterprises frequently work on international projects collaborating with their colleagues through the Internet. This set of skills will allow professionals to achieve great results in their career and to make a significant contribution to society or industry [2]
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