Team-based complex problem solving: a collective cognition perspective

Today, much problem solving is performed by teams, rather than individuals. The complexity of these problems has exceeded the cognitive capacity of any individual and requires a team of members to solve them. The success of solving these complex problems not only relies on individual team members wh...

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Published in:Educational technology research and development 2013-06, Vol.61 (3), p.365-384
Main Author: Hung, Woei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Active Learning
Cognition
Cognitive models
Cognitive Processes
Economic coordination mechanisms
Education
Educational Technology
Engineering Education
Evaluation Methods
Expertise
Group Activities
Interaction
Learning
Learning and Instruction
Memory
Methods
Navigation
Problem based learning
Problem Solving
Professional Education
Reasoning
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Research Needs
Teaching Methods
Teamwork
Thinking Skills
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Summary:Today, much problem solving is performed by teams, rather than individuals. The complexity of these problems has exceeded the cognitive capacity of any individual and requires a team of members to solve them. The success of solving these complex problems not only relies on individual team members who possess different but complementary expertise, but more importantly, their collective problem solving ability. To better conceptualize large scale complex problem solving, an understanding of collective cognitive components and processes during team-based complex problem solving is necessary. This paper offers a conceptual discussion about complex problem solving from a collective cognition perspective. The types of cognitive processing and cognitive components of team-based problem solving (TBPS) as well as the cognitive states of collective emergent cognitive states and the interactive mechanisms will be discussed. Also, implications from the model for assessing TBPS performance and suggestions for future research will be offered.
ISSN:1042-1629
1556-6501
DOI:10.1007/s11423-013-9296-3