TY - JOUR
T1 - When talking doesn't help
T2 - An investigation of microcomputer-based group problem solving
AU - Fletcher, Ben
AU - Jackson, A.C.
AU - Messer, D.J.
N1 - Original article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09594752 Copyright Elsevier Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/0959-4752(92)90008-A [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Microcomputers are now widely used in primary schools and predominately by groups of children working together rather than one child working alone. This paper reports two experiments which examined whether and in what situations, groups of three children (10/11 year olds) showed superior performance to individual children on a series of microcomputer based mathematical problems. Groups showed superior on-task performance to individuals, with no loss of efficiency in time to solution. Surprisingly, task relevant concurrent verbalization had no significant effects on performance, suggesting that intragroup discussion is not essential in group superiority. These results are discussed in relation to psychological theory and educational practice.
AB - Microcomputers are now widely used in primary schools and predominately by groups of children working together rather than one child working alone. This paper reports two experiments which examined whether and in what situations, groups of three children (10/11 year olds) showed superior performance to individual children on a series of microcomputer based mathematical problems. Groups showed superior on-task performance to individuals, with no loss of efficiency in time to solution. Surprisingly, task relevant concurrent verbalization had no significant effects on performance, suggesting that intragroup discussion is not essential in group superiority. These results are discussed in relation to psychological theory and educational practice.
U2 - 10.1016/0959-4752(92)90008-A
DO - 10.1016/0959-4752(92)90008-A
M3 - Article
VL - 2
SP - 185
EP - 197
JO - Learning and Instruction
JF - Learning and Instruction
SN - 0959-4752
IS - 3
ER -