TY - GEN
T1 - Verbal equity, cognitive specialization, and performance
AU - Borge, Marcela
AU - Carroll, John M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 ACM.
PY - 2014/11/9
Y1 - 2014/11/9
N2 - In this paper, patterns of communication are examined in order to unpack the extent to which verbal equity is a critical factor in determining group success. A microanalysis of 20 teams working to complete a complex, information dependent, collaborative task was conducted. Interaction analysis methods were used as means to determine patterns of interaction and the sophistication of cognitive activity that teams engaged in. Findings suggest that verbal equity may not be as important as previous research indicates. A more critical variable may be cognitive specialization. The authors explain their findings by drawing on theories of cognition, thereby contributing to a better understanding of collective intelligence.
AB - In this paper, patterns of communication are examined in order to unpack the extent to which verbal equity is a critical factor in determining group success. A microanalysis of 20 teams working to complete a complex, information dependent, collaborative task was conducted. Interaction analysis methods were used as means to determine patterns of interaction and the sophistication of cognitive activity that teams engaged in. Findings suggest that verbal equity may not be as important as previous research indicates. A more critical variable may be cognitive specialization. The authors explain their findings by drawing on theories of cognition, thereby contributing to a better understanding of collective intelligence.
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U2 - 10.1145/2660398.2660418
DO - 10.1145/2660398.2660418
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84911867016
T3 - Proceedings of the International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work
SP - 215
EP - 225
BT - GROUP 2014 - Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 18th ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work, GROUP 2014
Y2 - 9 November 2014 through 12 November 2014
ER -