Collaboration Social Regulation Flashcards
What is ‘social regulation’ in the context of collaborative problem solving
Refers to ability to recognise group (hence social) diversity and perseverance, towards problem solving and task completion
What does the social skills constitute to
The collaborative part
What does the cognitive skills contribute to
Problem solving part
What are the four parts of social regulation
- negotiation
- metamemory
- transactive memory
- responsibility
Explain the negotiation part of social regulation
How well the participant achieves resolution or compromise on disagreements or difference
Low level = merely comment on differences
Medium level to higher level= attempts to reach common understanding
High level= reaching a resolution of differences
What is the metamemory part of social regulation
Evaluation of One’s own strengths and weaknesses
What is the transactive memory
Evaluating strengths and weaknesses of others
What is useful conflict
To reveal the truth
What is initiative in social regulation
Responsibility and commitment of the problem solver
Social regulation involves utilisation of
Social and cognitive skills
A major challenge that hinders the potential of diversity in effective problem solving is:
The pressure to conform
If a diversity in a group is a strength to carry out social regulation optimally, what is a significant challenge that needs to be overcome?
How to utilise diversity to:
Work towards a conceptual change
What are the key indicators of effective social regulation
- knowledge of one’s own strengths and weaknesses
- knowledge of collaborators’ strengths and weaknesses
- commitment to solving the problem
Which of the following is the most important skill to have as an effective collaborator
A keen awareness of the attributes of others and the ability to utilise them
