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same level, used <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> VDS 3. The figure also shows that <strong>the</strong> students<br />

were motivated as observed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> study. The rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> elements were<br />

m<strong>in</strong>imal with no obvious observation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> environment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

study.<br />

7.4.3 Collaboration<br />

The follow<strong>in</strong>g graph shows <strong>the</strong> observational study results <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

utilisation <strong>of</strong> collaboration and its ma<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>mes among <strong>the</strong> students <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> VDS 3 environment.<br />

Figure 7.4: Collaboration Dimensions and Level <strong>of</strong> Use <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> VDS 3<br />

Figure 7.4 illustrates <strong>the</strong> utilisation <strong>of</strong> collaboration dimension <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> VDS<br />

3 environment and <strong>the</strong> students‟ perception <strong>of</strong> it. The figure shows its<br />

high percentage, along with communication and level <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>volvement,<br />

while goal and mission, relationship, and authority scored approximately<br />

<strong>the</strong> same while responsibility scored <strong>the</strong> least, <strong>in</strong>dicat<strong>in</strong>g that it was <strong>the</strong><br />

least to be used and utilised. The observational study also experienced<br />

<strong>the</strong> emergence <strong>of</strong> new <strong>the</strong>mes related to collaboration plus <strong>the</strong> ones<br />

mentioned above. Table 7.7 illustrates <strong>the</strong>se <strong>the</strong>mes.<br />

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