Use collaboration scripting to take advantage of the hidden learning in productive failure¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

Based on the qualitative analysis of group processes in productive failure, the Pathak et al. study's authors relate their findings to the notion of scripting in CSCL, "suggesting that scripting can be used to take advantage of the hidden learning that occurs with productive failure." This strategy treats the implicit gains from struggling with ill-structured problems as something collaboration scripts can deliberately surface and support, connecting the productive-failure phenomenon to established CSCL scripting work.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Qualitative understanding of what student groups actually say and what shared understanding they co-construct during productive failure

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Student groups solving physics problems

Target Learning Goals¶

• Deeper conceptual understanding through productive failure experiences

Claims¶

• Productive failure: student groups who score lower on individual post-tests may have experienced deeper learning leading to superior future performance [+W]

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Key Sources¶

• Gerry Stahl & Friedrich Hesse. (2011). CSCL in Asia. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 6:1–7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-011-9112-1