CoMPAS framework: six forms modeling individual participation in collaborative learning

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The CoMPAS framework models individual participation in collaborative learning processes across six components: Cognitive interactions, Coordinative interactions, Metacognitive interactions, Passive participation, solo Active participation, and Socio-emotional interactions. It was induced from a systematic review of 66 empirical studies via reflexive thematic analysis, and the article states it captures "the multi-faceted and multi-level nature of individual participation in collaborative learning processes." The framework distinguishes solitary forms (passive and solo active participation) from interactive forms, with the first two "named as passive participation and solo active participation and the other four forms as cognitive interactions, socioemotional interactions, metacognitive interactions, and coordinative interactions." Passive participation (12 studies) involves receiving information without overt contribution; solo active participation (46 studies) involves manipulating artefacts without interacting; the four interaction forms involve coconstruction with other group members.

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• CoMPAS framework: six forms modeling the multi-faceted and multi-level nature of individual participation in collaborative learning: The CoMPAS framework models individual participation in collaborative learning processes across six components: Cognitive interactions, Coordinative interactions, Metacognitive interactions, Passive participation, solo Active participation, and Socio-emotional interactions. It was induced from a systematic review of 66 empirical studies via reflexive thematic analysis, and the article states it captures "the multi-faceted and multi-level nature of individual participation in collaborative learning processes." The framework distinguishes solitary forms (passive and solo active participation) from interactive forms, with the first two "named as passive participation and solo active participation and the other four forms as cognitive interactions, socioemotional interactions, metacognitive interactions, and coordinative interactions." Passive participation (12 studies) involves receiving information without overt contribution; solo active participation (46 studies) involves manipulating artefacts without interacting; the four interaction forms involve coconstruction with other group members. (Shihui Feng (2025))

Claims

• Individual participation in monitoring processes was consistent with physiological arousal, suggesting an observable indicator of participation [+W]

Related Research Methods

• Two-type taxonomy of direct behavioral and latent-construct participation indicators

Key Sources

• Shihui Feng, Ziyi Wei. (2025). The CoMPAS Framework for Modeling Individual Participation in Collaborative Learning Processes: a Systematic Review. Intern. J. Comput.-Support. Collab. Learn. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-025-09450-x

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title	CoMPAS framework: six forms modeling individual participation in collaborative learning
description	The CoMPAS framework models individual participation in collaborative learning processes across six components: Cognitive interactions, Coordinative interactions, Metacognitive interactions, Passive participation, solo Active participation, and Socio-emotional interactions.
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