Unrecognised prior-knowledge asymmetry and absent prior group experience negatively affect learning in complex collaborative tasks¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? When collaborating on a highly complex task with asymmetric knowledge, if prior-knowledge differences have not been recognized and members lack prior experience together, learning is negatively affected due to task-unrelated transactive activities. → Kirschner 2018

Evidence¶

Kirschner 2018¶

Kirschner, P. A., Sweller, J., Kirschner, F., & Zambrano R., J. (2018). From Cognitive Load Theory to Collaborative Cognitive Load Theory. Intern. J. Comput.-Support. Collab. Learn. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-018-9277-y

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

A theoretically derived condition from the article's cognitive load analysis of two collaboration circumstances, attributed to Zambrano et al. (2017b) and Zhang et al. (2016). Collaborators experience extraneous load from 'task-unrelated transactive activities'; some may learn incidentally via primary knowledge but the group may not learn as a group.

"if the prior knowledge differences have not been recognized before carrying out the task and the members have not had previous experience working together, their learning will be negatively affected"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Collaborative tasks should be complex enough that joint effort is worthwhile, engaging the collective working memory effect — related
• Collaboration facilitates learning only under specific knowledge and experience conditions; with advanced learners it can be detrimental via the expertise reversal effect — related
• The collective working memory effect: group learning is more efficient than individual learning for high-complexity tasks, but individual learning is more efficient for low-complexity tasks — related
• Collaborative learning is beneficial or detrimental depending on individual and situational factors — a broader claim this one bears on