Children develop and demonstrate task-specific strategies through peer interaction, including instructing others and explaining why strategies work¶

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Evidence · 1 study (3 entries) · qualitative r3 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Dennis chose an appropriate cutting strategy for the linoleum task by weighing multiple task criteria and explaining his reasoning. → Ebru Aydın 2022 q2 i? Dennis proposed combining two triangles into a square to solve a covering problem, showing strategy knowledge that includes teaching others. → Ebru Aydın 2022 (2) q2 i? Dennis's strategy development was scaffolded by observing a peer's unit-sliding technique and explaining why it worked. → Ebru Aydın 2022 (3)

Evidence¶

Ebru Aydın 2022¶

Ebru Aydın, Çağlayan Dinçer. (2022). “I did it wrong, but i know it”: Young children’s metacognitive knowledge expressions during peer interactions in math activities. Thinking Skills and Creativity 45 (2022) 101104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2022.101104

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Episode from the “How to cover it?” area activity (Table 11): a peer reminded Dennis the surface must be fully covered; Dennis noted hanging sides would not fit and kept cutting the overhang. Authors code this as task-appropriate strategy knowledge.

"Dennis knew that there were multiple task criteria to be considered. He chose the appropriate strategy and explained why. This is a clear example of his knowledge of a strategy appropriate for the task."

Ebru Aydın 2022 (2)¶

Ebru Aydın, Çağlayan Dinçer. (2022). “I did it wrong, but i know it”: Young children’s metacognitive knowledge expressions during peer interactions in math activities. Thinking Skills and Creativity 45 (2022) 101104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2022.101104

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Episode from the “Shapes on our desk” activity (Table 12): facing only triangular pieces for a square surface, Dennis joined two triangles saying "What happens when triangles come together? A square." Authors cite part-whole understanding as its basis.

"Dennis thus showed knowledge of strategies that included instructing others how to do something by offering this solution to the problem."

Ebru Aydın 2022 (3)¶

Ebru Aydın, Çağlayan Dinçer. (2022). “I did it wrong, but i know it”: Young children’s metacognitive knowledge expressions during peer interactions in math activities. Thinking Skills and Creativity 45 (2022) 101104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2022.101104

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Episode from the “Measuring boxes” length activity (Table 14): after a peer showed placing a finger and turning the straw end to end, Dennis explained the two-straw length logic. Authors describe his experience as scaffolded by social interaction.

"In this case, Dennis’s experience was scaffolded and supported by his social interactions with others. Based on this experience, Dennis developed and demonstrated a task-specific strategy."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Five-year-old children reveal metacognitive knowledge of self, others, universal properties of cognition, and task-specific strategies during peer interactions in mathematical measurement activities — a broader claim this one bears on
• Young children with limited vocabulary express metacognitive knowledge through behavioral and nonverbal expressions as well as verbalizations — related
• Children demonstrate knowledge of others' cognitive processes by assessing peers' comprehension and identifying others' cognitive inadequacies during group work — related
• Textual evidence for interpretive claims appeared in whole-class discussion but students struggled to reason about why evidence supported claims — related
• Peer interactions supported both children's metacognitive tasks and strategies, with children organizing performance using others' directions and evaluating others' performance — related
• Children's statements about universal properties of cognition emerged only in weight and volume measurement activities, not in length or area activities — related