Abstract—Modern classrooms are no longer always
traditional, face-to-face settings. Many students take part in
online classes and hybrid classes. Education technology has
made it possible for students to learn anytime and anyplace,
which can be critical if attending class is difficult. This
quantitative study explored the use of the wiki tool PBWorks
for group collaboration in a hybrid setting. The participants
were students from two classes, each studying the same course
with the same professor at the University of Najran in Najran,
Saudi Arabia. There were 21 students in the control group and
19 students in the experimental group (N=40). Both classes split
into small groups for collaborative projects, with the
experimental group working online using PBWorks to
collaborate. The study explored if there were any differences in
academic achievement between groups and if there were any
differences in students’ attitudes toward collaboration. The
results indicate that although both classes had similar
improvement academically, the experimental group improved
at a faster rate. Both groups showed an improvement in attitude
toward collaborative learning, however there was no
statistically significant difference between groups in pre-and
post-survey or interaction between time and attitude.
Index Terms—Academic achievement, collaboration,
education technology, PBWorks, wikis.
H. Almonuf was with University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
80634 USA (e-mail: almo2005@bears.unco.edu).
Cite: Hadi Almonuf, "Student Collaboration in Hybrid Classrooms Using PBWorks: A Study of University Students in Najran, Saudi Arabia," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 574-581, 2018.