Evaluation of a benchmark system for analyzing collaborative group performance as part of an educational online knowledge management system

摘要

E-learning systems that support collaborative learning environments do not work without proactive motivation of their users. Users need to know what their benefits are when sharing knowledge and contributing actively in such forums. Therefore the collaborative knowledge management system "K3" which is used in academic education of Information Engineering students at the university of Konstanz in Germany has been developed within a benchmark system to motivate users. This paper, on one hand describes how the different benchmark means of quantifying work together in measuring and assessing users' performance and thus stimulating their willing to cooperate in their collaborative work, and on the other hand this paper describes the result of the first evaluation of the benchmark system.