Building Group Accountability in a Collaborative Learning Environment

• In Event: Participatory and Community-Driven Design in Research on Learning

Abstract

Building accountability is important for students to participate in collaborative inquiry. In an Accountable Talk classroom, students hold themselves accountable to knowledge, reasoning, and the community. Little is known about how small groups practice accountable talk in computer-supported collaborative learning environments. This study aims to understand how students develops group accountability in a shared learning space. Interaction analysis is used to investigate the sequence of group interactions. Results indicate that the group’s talk followed a pattern of interaction from 1) requests for action, 2) problematizing and building actions, 3) refining the scope of discussion, and 4) generating consensus. We hope this study can inform researchers to further examine group discourse and dynamics in practicing Accountable Talk in other contexts.

Authors

• Yuxin Chen, Indiana University

• Asmalina Saleh, Indiana University

• Haesol Bae, Indiana University - Bloomington

• Cindy Hmelo-Silver

• Krista D. Glazewski, Indiana University

• Bradford Mott, North Carolina State University

• James Lester, North Carolina State University