Editorial reports that meta-level talk about group process, but not about individual actions, is associated with superior group outcomes¶

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q2 i? In a graduate business course simulation spanning eight sessions, discourse about the group's process was associated with superior group outcomes, while talk only about individual performance did not show this effect. → Sanna Järvelä & Carolyn P. Rosé 2020

Evidence¶

Sanna Järvelä & Carolyn P. Rosé 2020¶

Sanna Järvelä & Carolyn P. Rosé. (2020). Advocating for group interaction in the age of COVID-19. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-020-09324-4

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The editorial reports that audio-recorded small-group discourse in a computer-supported business-case simulation was coded for subject-matter versus meta-level statements (Meta-Self and Meta-Group); the quote above carries the contrast, with two different discourse types named. No effect size is printed.

"Their analysis further suggests that discourse about the group’s process, but not discourse about individuals’ actions, was associated with superior group outcomes."

Discussion¶

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