Metacognition in joint discussions: an analysis of the patterns of interaction and the metacognitive content of the networked discussions in mathematics |
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| Authors: | Tarja-Riitta Hurme Tuire Palonen Sanna Järvelä |
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| Institution: | (1) Research Unit for Educational Technology, The Department of Educational Sciences and Teacher Education, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 2000, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland;(2) Faculty of Education, University of Turku, Assistentinkatu 5, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to examine metacognition in computer-supported collaborative problem solving. The subjects of the
study were 13-year-old Finnish secondary school students (N = 16). The Knowledge Forum learning environment was used to support student pairs’ problem-solving task involving polygons
in a geometry course. The data consist of the student pairs’ posted computer notes (n = 95). To examine metacognition in a social context in the networked discussions, the features and patterns of networked
interaction, the metacognitive content of the computer notes and their relations were examined. To examine the features of
networked interaction, the social network analysis measures were used. The patterns of networked interaction were displayed
with the multidimensional scaling technique. In the analysis, metacognitive contents of the computer notes were categorized
as metacognitive knowledge, metacognitive skills, and not metacognitive. Further, with the correspondence analysis, we examined how the student pairs’ metacognitive activity was distributed. The
results of the study revealed that the metacognitive activity varied among participants, although some aspects of metacognition
such as planning were never encountered. It was found that there is a relation between metacognitive activity and the features
of interaction. The student pairs who monitored and evaluated the ongoing discussions had a strategically optimal position
in the communication network. |
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| Keywords: | Metacognition Socially shared cognition Social network analysis Correspondence analysis Mathematics |
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