A month-long quasi-experiment was conducted using a distributed team
responsible for modeling, simulation, and analysis. Six experiments
of three different time durations (short, medium, and long) were
performed. The primary goal was to discover if synchronous collaboration
capability through a particular application improved the ability
of the team to form a common mental model of the analysis problem(s)
and solution(s). The results indicated that such collaboration capability
did improve the formation of common mental models, both in terms
of time and quality (i.e., depth of understanding), and that the
improvement did not vary by time duration. In addition, common mental
models were generally formed by interaction around a shared graphical
image, the progress of collaboration was not linear but episodic,
and tasks that required drawing and conversing at the same time were
difficult to do.
%0 Conference Paper
%1 LSEP05
%A Linebarger, John M.
%A Scholand, Andrew J.
%A Ehlen, Mark A.
%A Procopio, Michael J.
%B Proceedings Group 2005
%D 2005
%K collaboration diss study work
%P 51-60
%T Benefits of Synchronous Collaboration Support for an Application-Centered
Analysis Team Working on Complex Problems: A Case Study
%X A month-long quasi-experiment was conducted using a distributed team
responsible for modeling, simulation, and analysis. Six experiments
of three different time durations (short, medium, and long) were
performed. The primary goal was to discover if synchronous collaboration
capability through a particular application improved the ability
of the team to form a common mental model of the analysis problem(s)
and solution(s). The results indicated that such collaboration capability
did improve the formation of common mental models, both in terms
of time and quality (i.e., depth of understanding), and that the
improvement did not vary by time duration. In addition, common mental
models were generally formed by interaction around a shared graphical
image, the progress of collaboration was not linear but episodic,
and tasks that required drawing and conversing at the same time were
difficult to do.
@inproceedings{LSEP05,
abstract = {A month-long quasi-experiment was conducted using a distributed team
responsible for modeling, simulation, and analysis. Six experiments
of three different time durations (short, medium, and long) were
performed. The primary goal was to discover if synchronous collaboration
capability through a particular application improved the ability
of the team to form a common mental model of the analysis problem(s)
and solution(s). The results indicated that such collaboration capability
did improve the formation of common mental models, both in terms
of time and quality (i.e., depth of understanding), and that the
improvement did not vary by time duration. In addition, common mental
models were generally formed by interaction around a shared graphical
image, the progress of collaboration was not linear but episodic,
and tasks that required drawing and conversing at the same time were
difficult to do.},
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author = {Linebarger, John M. and Scholand, Andrew J. and Ehlen, Mark A. and Procopio, Michael J.},
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pages = {51-60},
timestamp = {2007-11-01T10:17:19.000+0100},
title = {Benefits of Synchronous Collaboration Support for an Application-Centered
Analysis Team Working on Complex Problems: A Case Study},
year = 2005
}