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@inproceedings{WileyJensen2006WhenThreeHeadsAreBetterThanTwo, abstract = {The present study investigated the effects of both group size and heterogeneity in relevant math skill on collaborative problem solving. Overall, triads demonstrated better reasoning and more effective cryptarithmetic problem solving than dyads and singletons. Importantly, triads outperformed the best individuals in a nominal groups analysis. Triads were also better able than dyads to take advantage of heterogeneity in math skill. The results suggest that some specific advantages of group collaboration may be more likely to be realized in triads than dyads, and that triads may be an optimal group size when critical evaluation and reasoning are required for a task.}, address = {Mahwah, NJ}, author = {Wiley, Jennifer and Jensen, Melinda S.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society}, citeulike-article-id = {3768385}, editor = {Sun, Ron and Miyake, Naomi}, keywords = {collaboration, collective-cognition, collective-efficacy, creativity}, pages = {2375--2381}, posted-at = {2008-12-10 15:42:40}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Lawrence Erlbaum Associates}, title = {When Three Heads Are Better Than Two}, year = {2006} }

TY - CONF ID - WileyJensen2006WhenThreeHeadsAreBetterThanTwo L3 - citeulike-article-id:3768385 N2 - The present study investigated the effects of both group size and heterogeneity in relevant math skill on collaborative problem solving. Overall, triads demonstrated better reasoning and more effective cryptarithmetic problem solving than dyads and singletons. Importantly, triads outperformed the best individuals in a nominal groups analysis. Triads were also better able than dyads to take advantage of heterogeneity in math skill. The results suggest that some specific advantages of group collaboration may be more likely to be realized in triads than dyads, and that triads may be an optimal group size when critical evaluation and reasoning are required for a task. AD - Mahwah, NJ EP - 2381 TI - When Three Heads Are Better Than Two PB - Lawrence Erlbaum Associates T2 - Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society SP - 2375 KW - collaboration KW - collective-cognition KW - collective-efficacy KW - creativity AU - Wiley, Jennifer AU - Jensen, Melinda A2 - Sun, Ron A2 - Miyake, Naomi PY - 2006/// ER -