Dyads collaborating via flexible written paper media exhibit invariant communicative practices across media, participants and topics¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2006 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Despite differences in materials, participants and topics, pairs showed an underlying consistency in the structure of interactions and the methods used to define content and process of collaboration. → Nathan Dwyer & Daniel D. Suthers 2006

Evidence¶

Nathan Dwyer & Daniel D. Suthers 2006¶

Nathan Dwyer & Daniel D. Suthers. (2006). Consistent practices in artifact-mediated collaboration. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 1: 481–511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-006-9001-1

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Grounded-theory video analysis of six pairs of community college and university students (ages 18–24) discussing wicked problems with paper supplies under restricted channels; the authors report "an underlying consistency to the structure of the interactions" across configurations.

"Despite the multiple differences in materials, participants and topics and the different interaction styles these engendered, there was an underlying consistency to the structure of the interactions and the methods the pairs employed"

Discussion¶

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