TY - JOUR AU - LI, Kai Ming PY - 2015/02/12 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Learning styles and perceptions of student teachers of computer-supported collaborative learning strategy using wikis JF - Australasian Journal of Educational Technology JA - AJET VL - 31 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.14742/ajet.521 UR - https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET/article/view/521 SP - AB - <p class="Abstract">This paper reports the results of an attempt to integrate a collaborative technology, Wiki, into learning within a course in a teacher education programme based on social constructivist learning theory. The current study aimed to explore student-teacher acceptance of the proposed pedagogy and to identify specific learning style preferences that might be favourable to accepting the proposed pedagogy. A total of 56 student teachers participated in this study. They completed a number of collaborative tasks using a wiki during the learning process, and were then invited to complete a questionnaire designed to solicit their perception on the usefulness of wikis and their attitudes towards using a wiki, and 39 of them also returned a learning styles inventory which was used to identify the learning styles profile of the student-teacher samples. The findings reveal favourable perceptions of the use of a wiki as a collaborative learning tool in the course. Qualitative data collected from open-ended questions also reflects similar favourable results. Active learners were also found to be significantly different from reflective learners in accepting the wiki as a learning tool.</p> ER -