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Exploring the relationship between metacognitive and collaborative talk during group mathematical problem-solving – what do we mean by collaborative metacognition?

Smith, Julie M.; Mancy, Rebecca

Authors

Julie M. Smith

Rebecca Mancy



Abstract

The purpose of this study was to enhance our understanding of the relationship between collaborative talk and metacognitive talk during group mathematical problem-solving. Research suggests that collaborative talk may mediate the use of metacognitive talk, which in turn is associated with improved learning outcomes. However, our understanding of the role of group work on the individual use of metacognition during problem-solving has been limited because research has focused on either the individual or the group as a collective. Here, primary students (aged nine to 10) were video-recorded in a naturalistic classroom setting during group mathematical problem-solving sessions. Student talk was coded for metacognitive, cognitive and social content, and also for collaborative content. Compared with cognitive talk, we found that metacognitive talk was more likely to meet the criteria to be considered collaborative, with a higher probability of being both preceded by and followed by collaborative talk. Our results suggest that collaborative metacognition arises from combined individual and group processes.

Citation

Smith, J. M., & Mancy, R. (2018). Exploring the relationship between metacognitive and collaborative talk during group mathematical problem-solving – what do we mean by collaborative metacognition?. Research in Mathematics Education, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2017.1410215

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 17, 2017
Online Publication Date Jan 29, 2018
Publication Date Jan 29, 2018
Deposit Date Feb 14, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Research in Mathematics Education
Print ISSN 1479-4802
Electronic ISSN 1754-0178
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Pages 1-23
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2017.1410215
Keywords collaborative metacognition, problem-solving, mathematics
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1038712

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© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.




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