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Zemel, Alan; Koschmann, Timothy – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2013
In this paper we examine how two groups of middle school students arrive at shared understandings of and solutions to mathematical problems. Our data consists of logs of student participation in the Virtual Math Teams (VMT) system as they work on math problems. The project supports interaction both through chat and through a virtual whiteboard. We…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Interaction, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction
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Cakir, Murat Perit; Zemel, Alan; Stahl, Gerry – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2009
In order to collaborate effectively in group discourse on a topic like mathematical patterns, group participants must organize their activities in ways that share the significance of their utterances, inscriptions, and behaviors. Here, we report the results of a ethnomethodological case study of collaborative math problem-solving activities…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Interaction, Case Studies, Mathematics Instruction