Cognitive symmetry-asymmetry and socio-affective affinity in the collaborative comprehension of frequency tables

• Autores: Castellaro, Mariano, Roselli, Néstor
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Repositorio: Liberabit
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.ojs3.revistaliberabit.com:article/314
• Enlace del recurso: http://www.revistaliberabit.com/index.php/Liberabit/article/view/314
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: colaboración entre pares; simetría cognitiva; asimetría cognitiva; afinidad socioafectiva; tablas de frecuencias

Objectives: the effects of competence symmetry-asymmetry and socio-affective affinity on the collaborative interaction to understand a frequency table were analyzed. Method: the participants were distributed in symmetric and asymmetric dyads taking into account the similarities and differences of their specific competences, and if they had or not reciprocal socio-affective affinity. Ninety (90) students (45 dyads) attending the sixth and seventh grades of primary school (age, M = 12.3, SD = .5), who were screened using a non-probability method, participated in the study. Each dyad answered 12 multiple-choice questions, each of which evaluated one aspect of the table comprehension. The collaborative interaction between the participants was analyzed from a three-hierarchical-level category system. Results: socioaffective affinity has influence on cognitive asymmetry. It is associated with a lower imbalance of peers’ contributions related to the resolution of the task. In contrast, in competition symmetry, socio-affective affinity was associated with slightest variations. Conclusions: the findings are discussed in terms of a situated or contextualizing perspective of the socio-cognitive event which aims to overcome the traditional epistemic conception.