Organizing principles for a shared workspace emerge from implicit negotiation of conventions among group members¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2008 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Groups of students arrive at shared principles for organizing contributions in a shared drawing space through implicit negotiation, without oral communication. → Overdijk 2008

Evidence¶

Overdijk 2008¶

Overdijk, M. & van Diggelen, W. (2008). Appropriation of a shared workspace: Organizing principles and their application. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-008-9038-4

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Case study of seven groups of three fourth-grade secondary students using a graphical shared workspace for a role-play argumentative discussion over two lessons, analyzed through episodes of critical events reconstructed from the tool's replay function. The study found that "certain principles for organization emerge from an implicit negotiation of conventions."

"The results of our study illustrate how certain principles for organization emerge from an implicit negotiation of conventions, with a mutual influence between the students and the tool."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The initiation-response organizing principle constrains interaction to a linear structure and breaks down when drawing space runs out — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• A shared organizing principle can be established by one member and followed by others, becoming stronger with each application — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• The two phases of the argumentative task required different organizing principles, and groups changed or failed to change accordingly — related
• Weak initial organization enables experimentation with alternative graphical organizing principles — related
• Recurring functional/conceptual spaces (personal space, shared work area, conclusions, discard) emerged in every interaction, and pairs resisted re-designating designated spaces — related
• Pairs managed mutual awareness through spatial and temporal affordances and developed attention-getting protocols finer-grained than turn-taking — related