Theoretically, the term "script" appears to be rather ill-defined.

This book clarifies the use of the term "script" in education. It approaches the term from at least three perspectives: cognitive psychology perspective, computer science perspective, and an educational perspective. The book provides learners with scripts that support them both in communication/coordination and in higher-order learning.

Group processes in the classroom.- Cognitive Perspectives.- Scripting Collaborative Learning Processes: A Cognitive Perspective.- Can People Learn Computer-Mediated Collaboration by Following A Script?.- Scripting in Net-Based Medical Consultation: The Impact of External Representations on Giving Advice and Explanations.- Scripting Laypersons' Problem Descriptions in Internet-Based Communication with Experts.- Discussion.- Computational Perspectives.- Scripting Collaborative Learning in Agent-Based Systems.- Modeling CSCL Scripts - a Reflection on Learning Design Approaches.- Scripted Anchored Discussion of Multimedia Lecture Recordings.- Flexible Scripting in Net-Based Learning Groups.- Discussion.- Educational Perspectives.- Scripting Argumentative Knowledge Construction in Computer-Supported Learning Environments.- Supporting Collaborative Learning in Videoconferencing Using Collaboration Scripts and Content Schemes.- The Roles of Scripts in Promoting Collaborative Discourse in Learning by Design.- Educational Perspectives on Scripting CSCL.- Interdisciplinary Perspectives.- Designing Integrative Scripts.- The Interplay of Internal and External Scripts.- Discussion.