%0 Journal Article
%T Wolf, Goat, and Cabbage: An Analysis of Students¡¯ Roles and Cognitive and Metacognitive Behaviors in Small Group Collaborative Problem-Solving
%A Nadia Stoyanova Kennedy
%J Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis
%D 2009
%I 
%X The research reported on in this paper examines students¡¯ cognitive and metacognitive behaviors as they are manifested in non-routine problem-solving in small groups in a mathematics classroom. Students¡¯ cognitive and metacognitive moves are analyzed as well as the connection between the interaction of both cognitive and metacognitive processes and the effectiveness of the problem-solving process. Some links between modes of discourse, modes of thought in social interactions in small groups, group communicative patterns, and the interplay among students¡¯ roles within the groups are investigated, in order to identify factors which influence the process of collaborative problem-solving, and which contribute to optimal and successful cooperative work in group settings. The results of the study indicate that a setting with a balance between the incidence of cognitive and metacognitive behaviors of the participants and relatively equal participation of all the members of the group, without pronounced patterns of domination and with a high degree of tolerance of other¡¯s opinions, are factors which contribute to successful work in group settings.
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