Learners' perception of intellectual conflict in CSCL environment

The purpose of this research is to find out the learners' perception of intellectual conflict in CSCL environment. The research interviewed nine participants in CSCL course to learn how they think about intellectual conflict. Whether the participants really had intellectual conflict during discussion has been found first. Some students really encountered intellectual conflict, and others didn't. In the case of the students who faced intellectual conflict, some accepted they had intellectual conflict and said it was helpful to have. On the other hand, other said they didn't have intellectual conflict and seemed perceive intellectual conflict as something should not happen. In the case of students who didn't have intellectual conflict, some of them felt they had intellectual conflict in their discussion and perceived it negatively. On the other hand, others didn't encounter intellectual conflict and felt it is a good case of collaboration.