Learning the physics of electricity: A qualitative analysis of collaborative processes involved in productive failure.
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Pathak, S. A., Kim, B., Jacobson, M. J., & Zhang, B. H. (2011). Learning the physics of
electricity: A qualitative analysis of collaborative processes involved in productive failure. ijCSCL, 6(1), 57-73 . [SSCI journal, Impact factor, 2.692]
This is one of the papers from the MVT project. Earlier quantitative studies in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning identified ‘Productive Failure’ (Kapur, 2008) as a phenomenon in which students experiencing relative failures in their initial problem-solving efforts subsequently performed better than rest of the cohort. In this qualitative study, we examine the problem solving dynamics of two dyads: a Productive Failure (PF) dyad that initially received a low-structured activity and a Non-Productive Failure (N-PF) dyad that initially received high-structured activity. Both dyads then received an identical high-structured problem solving activity. This process was repeated using multiple sets of problems, and this paper will discuss two sets. Interactions of the two dyads were logged. Data for this study included video conversations of the dyads, screen captures of their computer model use, and their submitted answers. Results indicate that initial struggle and failed attempts provided an opportunity to the PF dyad to expand their observation space and thus deeply engage with the computer model. Over-scripting proved to be detrimental in creation of a mutual meaning making space for the N-PF dyad. This paper suggests that the relative success of the PF dyad might be viewed in terms of induction of reflective reasoning practices.
