“Talent wins games, but Teamwork and intelligence win championships”.
Collaborative Learning
in Kids
USER RESEARCH
Persona1: Julia’s Expectations
“I am scared to talk to my teammates”. Julia wants to interact with others about her interests.
“One of my friends in my class told me that I sing like a crow! Maybe I should give up singing.” Julia needs motivation from her peers to pursue her passion.
“I am uncomfortable to share my opinion because my classmates would mock at my ideas!” Julia wants a safe environment.
Persona 2: Jacob’s Expectations
“I believe that my idea was better than other’s idea” - Jacob
“Our instructor does not tell us how to work in a team”. Jacob would love to know the process of how to work in a team.Equal participation.
I can do all the work assigned to my team perfectly alone! Kids in jacob’s team do not contribute because they are not assigned responsibilities.
Researched User Needs
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Research shows that kids are happy to hear positive comments from peers
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Research shows that kids want some technique or tools for decision making Insufficient knowledge about techniques used for decision making in teams causes team conflicts.
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Kids do not know how to work in team.
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Kids do not like to work with other peers , who they do not know.
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Kids want to interact with others in a safe environment.
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Kids do not like to work with other kids who bully or tease .
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Kids want to participate equally, but they do not get opportunity because of unequal distribution of tasks.