Abstract:

This study discusses the utilization of Web-based Collaborative Learning (WbCL) within the Basic Design course. WbCL is expected to confer benefits to art students’ knowledge and retention levels. This empirical study is conducted to examine WbCL and human-tutored models in the colour design element of the course at the six weeks period of the study. The sample for the research constituted of two group of students in the Basic Design course at the Faculty of Arts and Design at Gazi University, Turkey. Each randomly assigned group consists of 20 students. Data was analyzed by T test for independent and paired samples and Two-way Variance Analysis were used to get a better understanding of the students’ knowledge and retention levels. The results showed that students in the WbCL group performed better in knowledge tests. However, the reduction between the post-test and retention test scores of both groups is not significant

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