Peer Interaction in Solving Physics Problems: Sociocognitive Confrontation and Metacognitive Aspects.

Amigues, Rene

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Publication Date: 1988

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Peer Interaction in Solving Physics Problems: Sociocognitive Confrontation and Metacognitive Aspects.

Amigues, Rene

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v45 n1 p141-158 Feb 1988

Evaluated the effects of the processes of working alone and of working in pairs on 10th-grade students' performance of tasks involving comprehension and production of electrical diagrams. Sociocognitive interaction had positive effects on students' individual performances, and peer interaction favored the implementation of metacognitive mechanisms. (SKC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Grade 10, High School Students, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Participative Decision Making, Problem Solving, Science Education, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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