Comparing face-to-face and computer-mediated collaboration when teaching EFL writing skills

Face-to-face and computer-mediated collaboration have been used extensively in educational practice. However, research on teaching writing skills for English as a foreign language under collaborative conditions has reported mixed or even negative findings. Cognitive load theory can be used to explain many of these contradictory findings. An experiment (n = 60) was conducted to compare the effectiveness of face-to-face and computer-mediated...