Table 2 Example of social or cognitive skills and indicative behaviours for exemplar tasks in Laughing Clowns and Olive Oil (adapted from Care et al. 2015)
From: Pair interactions in online assessments of collaborative problem solving: case-based portraits
CPS elements/subskills | Indicative behaviour | Evidence of data | |
|---|---|---|---|
Laughing Clowns | Olive Oil | ||
Interaction | Interacts with the partner | Presence of chat before allowing the partner to make a move | Presence of chat before allowing the partner to make a move |
Audience awareness | Adapts contributions to increase understanding for the partner | Number of ball moves attempted before stopping and waiting for the partner to move or respond | Presence of info exchange on individual container states |
Resource management | Manages resources | Realises that balls are meant to be shared and uses only allotted half | (Not observed) |
Relationships | Identifies connections and patterns between elements of knowledge | The two students come to an agreement on how their machine works | Presence of chat exchanging information when A or B recognises the significance of his or her jar containing only 1 l |
Reflects and monitors | Adapts reasoning or course of action as information or circumstances change | (Not observed) | Learning from redundant activities, such as A moving jar to bucket |
Solution | Arrives at the correct answer | Identifies connections and patterns between elements of knowledge | Last action requires B’s jar to contain 4 l of oil |