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The influence of co-construction and collaborative problem solving in a collaborative team task
Atanasiu-Raileanu, Cristina-Ioana (2025) The influence of co-construction and collaborative problem solving in a collaborative team task.
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| Abstract: | Introduction: Working in teams has been a central part of how organizations organize activities, that is seen even more often in the 21st century. Working in teams is also powerful for learning as it can facilitate and stimulate a multitude of behaviours, such as collaborative problem solving. To have an effective team learning process, it is necessary to have an environment where communication between members in which behaviours such as co-construction are present. The goal of this study is to observe how actual collaborative problem solving and co-construction evolve over time in a collaborative team task. Methods: Data was collected from 16 participants that were part of four teams consisting of three or five participants. All teams participated in a collaborative task where they had to rank items based on the survival probability in an imagined scenario where they had to visualise themselves lost at sea and trying to reach the shore, first individually, then in a team. They were given a list of items that were saved from the boat, and the task was to rank these items based on how it would help them survive. At the end, their ranking was compared to the one done by the coast guards. Throughout this task, the participants were video recorded. In addition, participants were required to complete a questionnaire, to collect demographic information. Results: The ranking results showed that only two teams survived and 7 out of 16 participants survived individually. The timelines of the video-coded co-construction and CPS behaviours that were made showed that in the two teams that did survive the task there was almost a pattern between the behaviour’s idea development and idea explanation. Moreover, behaviours such as off-topic conversation and loss in detail and repetition seem to be necessary for achieving a good result as they balance out the conversation between participants. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107165 |
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