{"title":"Investigating upper-secondary school learners' contributions in co-regulation and socially shared regulation during collaborative learning","authors":"Sara Ahola, Jonna Malmberg, Hanna Järvenoja","doi":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100870","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100870","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The participation of group members is vital in collaborative learning (CL) to achieve a shared goal. When challenges are inevitably faced during CL, retaking control of the shared learning processes calls for group members' regulatory contributions. Yet, research on how learners contribute to group-level regulation is limited. To understand how regulation manifests in collaborative group contexts, there is a need to understand the role that individual learners' contributions play. Therefore, the current study aims to explore how learners contribute to regulation in an authentic face-to-face CL setting. The study participants comprised 94 seventh graders. The context of the study was a physics course where participants were videotaped during their collaborative work across four 90-min lessons. Thirteen different contributions were identified based on detailed qualitative video analysis. The results from process models show that co-regulation of learning (CoRL) and socially shared regulation of learning (SSRL) episodes commonly initiated in a similar manner and shared the most typical path in terms of the contributions. However, differences emerged, highlighting the central roles of guiding and following in CoRL, and sharedness and co-construction in SSRL. The study sheds light on how learner contributions should be considered while trying to understand regulation among CL groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46850,"journal":{"name":"Learning Culture and Social Interaction","volume":"49 ","pages":"Article 100870"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142699915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A dynamic systems examination of the impact of peers on educator–infant synchrony within joint attention interactions in an early childhood room","authors":"Sarah Jacobson , Sheila Degotardi , Naomi Sweller","doi":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100868","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100868","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Joint attention is a crucial component of quality practice in infant–toddler early childhood education. Joint attention defines a social interaction in which infant and caregiver coordinate attention to engage with an object of interest. Mutual responsiveness within coordinated and creative joint action supports language and cognitive development. However, most joint attention research involves mother–infant dyads in laboratory playrooms or home environments with few distractions. Limited research in early childhood centres suggests joint attention is difficult to sustain in group settings. This study used a dynamic systems approach to operationalise educator–infant synchrony within dyadic and group joint attention interactions. Mutual responsiveness was coded as dyadic co-regulation states. Quantitative analysis of educator–infant co-regulation in relation to number of peers present identified symmetrical co-regulation as the preferred state of the system; however, its strength as an attractor diminished as group size increased. State space grid analysis of temporal dynamics within each interaction provided a more nuanced understanding of peers as perturbations. The structure of group activities and how educators divided their attention among infants were also influential factors. Increasing educators' awareness of the micro-dynamics of joint attention can enhance their ability to provide opportunities for collaborative learning experiences.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46850,"journal":{"name":"Learning Culture and Social Interaction","volume":"49 ","pages":"Article 100868"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Authority and positionings in elementary mathematics: An interactional ethnographic approach","authors":"Daniel Edelen , Sarah B. Bush , Janet Andreasen","doi":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100866","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100866","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this interactional ethnographic investigation, one third grade elementary mathematics classroom served as a lens to develop an interactional understanding of authority negotiations between two students. Through a discursive analysis of one telling case, we demonstrate how students navigated classroom interactions by maintaining a relationship close to their teacher's positionings and through adhering to the co-constructed storylines of the classroom cultures in the making. Findings elucidate the ways students use the authority of the teacher in assigning mathematical competence during collaborative work. Future directions for research on understanding shared authority in mathematics education are considered.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46850,"journal":{"name":"Learning Culture and Social Interaction","volume":"49 ","pages":"Article 100866"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Peer interactions in 4/6-month-old infants: From motor development to multimodal communication","authors":"Hélène Cochet, Flore Chéné, Michèle Guidetti","doi":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100869","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100869","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the present study, infants between 4 and 6 months of age were observed in daycare centers, either on their own or in the presence of another infant. Our goal was to explore the potential continuity between motor activity observed in early social situations and communication development. In order to investigate the influence of body posture on the opportunities of interaction with social environment, we also compared two conditions: infants were lying on a playmat or seated in bouncers. Our results suggest that infants modified their posture, movements and gaze behavior in dyadic situations compared to situations alone, reflecting a <em>multimodal social tropism.</em> Moreover, infants' positioning influenced the modality they engaged in the relationship with the other. This work highlights the need to analyse multimodal characteristics of interactions and to add posture variations as a key variable to better understand how infants develop communicative intention toward their peers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46850,"journal":{"name":"Learning Culture and Social Interaction","volume":"49 ","pages":"Article 100869"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Egalitarian dialogue and student participation in Learning Communities. The case of the Coquimbo Region, Chile","authors":"Ignacia Palma Salinas","doi":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100867","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100867","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Scientific literature has shown that student participation has been mainly directed and instrumentalized by adults in schools, which implies a passive role for students. However, the research shows the existence of educational processes that encourage student participation through dialogue in Learning Communities. The aim of this article is to demonstrate the positive effects of dialogic learning through egalitarian dialogue on primary student participation in two Learning Communities in the Coquimbo Region. A qualitative case study with communicative methodology was employed. The data were collected using two techniques: communicative daily-life stories and communicative discussion groups. Results indicate that egalitarian dialogue enables students to participate in their learning processes, reach collective agreements, and engage in decision-making. It is concluded that dialogic learning positively affects student participation through egalitarian dialogue in the schools analysed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46850,"journal":{"name":"Learning Culture and Social Interaction","volume":"49 ","pages":"Article 100867"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Negotiating agency in teacher-children triads of collaborative (re)storytelling: Empirical study and methodological implications","authors":"Niklas Pramling, Jenny Myrendal, Sofije Shengjergji","doi":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100865","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100865","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study addresses the support and responsiveness towards children's agency within early childhood education and care (ECEC) in the context of collaborative storytelling. We analyze activities in which ECEC teachers together with pairs of children (re)tell a story that they know from a book. Like in any social activity, the matter theoretically referred to as ‘agency’ is actualized. In the case of storytelling, this is a matter that could be formulated in terms of ‘authoring’ and ‘what story’ or ‘whose story’ is (to be) told. Adopting a sociocultural/dialogical perspective, we analyze the interaction in these triads, paying particular attention to shifts in the authoring of stories and in manifestations of stancetaking. The empirical data were gathered from two internationally profiled preschools in Sweden, involving 10 children aged 4–5 years who engage in multiple languages. The results clarify the continuous negotiation of agency in the activities. The results are discussed in terms of methodology and the importance of studying agency in a manner that captures it as dynamic, changing and evolving, rather than as reified possession, is emphasized.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46850,"journal":{"name":"Learning Culture and Social Interaction","volume":"49 ","pages":"Article 100865"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210656124000734/pdfft?md5=df877b32d1e689906358d572d903ccea&pid=1-s2.0-S2210656124000734-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142272515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sharon M. Calor, Rijkje Dekker, Jannet P. van Drie, Monique L.L. Volman
{"title":"Improving the quality of mathematical discussions: The impact of small-group scaffolding","authors":"Sharon M. Calor, Rijkje Dekker, Jannet P. van Drie, Monique L.L. Volman","doi":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100858","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100858","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Guiding small groups working on mathematical tasks is challenging for teachers. In this study, we investigated whether using a tool that helps teachers scaffold small student groups during mathematical discussions (the SGS Tool) leads to more and qualitatively better mathematical discussions. The participants were eight teachers and 272 seventh-grade students drawn from two schools. Five teachers used the tool (SGS condition), while three did not (control condition). SGS teachers gave relatively more support than control teachers. SGS teachers also took various steps of the SGS Tool, whereas the control teachers mostly gave content support. Significantly more and qualitatively better mathematical discussions occurred in the SGS condition. We provide a qualitative illustration of two contrasting teacher–small-group interactions (one in the control condition and one in the SGS condition), followed by an analysis of the interaction processes associated with one student group in each class during one lesson.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46850,"journal":{"name":"Learning Culture and Social Interaction","volume":"49 ","pages":"Article 100858"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210656124000667/pdfft?md5=91d515409c2db2f122a311fb4bb37f85&pid=1-s2.0-S2210656124000667-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Voicing infant talk: Infant's agency in Spanish family interactions","authors":"Nieves Galera , David Poveda","doi":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100857","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100857","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In a moment in which society frequently legitimizes the narrative that young children are “goal-oriented”, “competent” and “agents”, this paper denaturalizes this core value through empirical examples of <em>how</em> agency is enacted in family practices in which parents and siblings animate infant “speech” (voicing), fortifying the child's active family membership. The paper draws from a multimodal, longitudinal, ethnographic study examining the language socialization of infants in Spanish middle-class families from Madrid. In dialogue with a relational approach to agency, voicing is analyzed to showcase how the social construction of babies' agency dynamically changes in different positions (e. g. between competence and vulnerability) and in different verbal and no-verbal attunements between babies and family members. As we consider the interactional and verbal routine of voicing, we also move to a more vaguely defined terrain of undervalued dimensions, such as infant vocalizations and other forms of multimodal and embodied communicative practices, as they co-occur in socio-material ensembles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46850,"journal":{"name":"Learning Culture and Social Interaction","volume":"49 ","pages":"Article 100857"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142169177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miriam Babichenko , Adam Lefstein , Christa S.C. Asterhan
{"title":"Teacher collaborative inquiry into practice in school-based learning communities: The role of activity type","authors":"Miriam Babichenko , Adam Lefstein , Christa S.C. Asterhan","doi":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100852","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100852","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study contributes to growing scholarly interest in teacher-led, school-based learning communities and the characteristics of teacher dialogue and social interaction that support professional learning in these settings. Based on existing conceptual distinctions proposed in the literature, we term this type of teacher dialogue “collaborative inquiry into practice” (CLIP) and propose a systematic and reliable tool to measure it. We then employ a quantitative, comparative research design to study how different teacher team activities (i.e., video-analysis, peer consultations, and pedagogical planning) shape the extent to which teachers engage in CLIP. Fifty-four transcribed teacher meeting excerpts were analyzed with the CLIP coding scheme, assessing different aspects of inquiry-based reasoning, participation, and content. Quantitative comparisons and illustrative examples show that CLIP was lowest during peer consultations, in part because teachers were often not positioned as agents of change in such conversations. Pedagogical planning activities featured more instances of inquiry into each other's ideas. Contrary to common assumptions, collaborative video analysis activities were not characterized by increased attention to student thinking or inquiry orientation. Our findings provide new insights into teacher-led, collaborative learning in on-the-job settings, as well as practical implications for the design of school-based professional learning communities.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46850,"journal":{"name":"Learning Culture and Social Interaction","volume":"49 ","pages":"Article 100852"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142164445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Two against one”: An ethnography of foosball games during school break","authors":"Fernanda Müller , Rafaela Nunes Marques , Maria Letícia Barros Pedroso Nascimento","doi":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100856","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100856","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This ethnographic study investigates the dynamics of children's interactions during foosball matches at Vila do Boa school in Brazil's Federal District. Over the span of a year, participant observations and video recordings were conducted during school breaks. This paper focuses on a specific frame, “two against one”, featuring five children engaged in an intense foosball match. Using detailed transcriptions informed by conversation analysis, the Ethnography reveals the nuanced ways in which children navigate disputes and adapt rules, particularly when confronted with a significantly more skilled player. The analysis underscores the development of a unique lexicon among the children, highlighting how their language and interactions are integral to the game's dynamics and their broader socialization processes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46850,"journal":{"name":"Learning Culture and Social Interaction","volume":"49 ","pages":"Article 100856"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142164447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}