The effectiveness of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) on intercultural competence development in higher education

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education

Research Article

Jan van Tartwijk¹  Jeroen Janssen¹  Simone Hackett²  Pamela Beach³  Melanie Perreault³  Jos Beelen⁴ 

[1] Department of Education and Pedagogy, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands;Department of Education and Pedagogy, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands;Faculty of Health, Nutrition and Sports, The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS), Johanna Westerdijkplein 75, 2521 EN, The Hague, The Netherlands;Department of Kinesiology, Sports Studies and Physical Education, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, New York, USA;Global Learning Lectorate, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, The Netherlands;

关键词: Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL);    Collaborative learning;    Intercultural competence;    Internationalisation;    Cultural intelligence;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41239-022-00373-3

 received in 2022-10-12, accepted in 2022-11-15,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

In this study we measured the effect of COIL on intercultural competence development using a quasi-experimental design. Our sample consisted of 108 undergraduate students from two universities, one located in the Netherlands (NL) and one in the United States (US). Students’ self-reported intercultural competence was measured using a pre-post survey which included the Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) and Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (MPQ). Qualitative data were collected to complement our quantitative findings and to give a deeper insight into the student experience. The data showed a significantly bigger increase in intercultural competence for the US experimental group compared to the US control group, supporting our hypothesis that COIL develops intercultural competence. This difference was not observed for the NL students, possibly due to the NL control group being exposed to other international input during the course.

【 授权许可】

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