Collaboration in the 21st century: The theory, assessment, and teaching of collaborative problem solving

2020 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 106134
Author(s):  
Arthur C. Graesser ◽  
Samuel Greiff ◽  
Matthias Stadler ◽  
Keith T. Shubeck
2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine A. Sliter

Neubert, Mainert, Kretzschmar, and Greiff (2015) rightly argue that today's business world requires employees to frequently engage in nonroutine, creative, and interactive tasks. The authors go further to describe two potentially important skills—complex problem solving and collaborative problem solving—which they believe can address gaps in our current understanding of employee skill assessment. I contend however that the authors might be reinventing the wheel with this framework, given that the already popular practice of competency modeling satisfies the very deficiencies that the authors argue exist. To expand on this argument, I will first provide a brief history and discussion of what competency modeling is, followed by an explanation of several key benefits of this approach in terms of addressing the authors’ concerns. Then, on the basis of my applied experience as an external consultant, I will discuss how I might use competency modeling to address one of the authors’ own example scenarios, which should help identify ways in which competency modeling subsumes Neubert and colleagues’ approach.


2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Morelli ◽  
A. James Illingworth ◽  
Charles Handler

We find Neubert, Mainert, Kretzschmar, and Greiff's (2015) article to be worth discussing and embracing because it represents not only a pragmatic offering of two important constructs for 21st century work but also an important opportunity for industrial–organizational (I-O) scholars and practitioners to consider several questions related to the future of I-O psychology. Neubert et al. correctly identified the broad trends that are influencing the economic environment that we live in and made a compelling argument that I-O psychologists should join other researchers and policymakers from ancillary fields to identify and measure the unique competencies and skills that will determine success in the future of work. In our own research on new technologies and their use in talent assessment and selection (e.g., mobile device testing), we have often considered other future-related research questions, and we would like to offer them here as a supplement to this discussion in the hopes that it might spur further forward-thinking conversation, research, and practice. Below we offer five additional themes to organize the questions that we believe are important to consider as I-O psychologists evaluate the merits and uses of 21st century skills such as complex problem solving and collaborative problem solving (CPS and ColPS).


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Endah Hendarwati ◽  
Luthfiyah Nurlaela ◽  
Bachtiar Syaiful Bachri

Learning models that can specifically support 21st-century skills which are fundamentals and global in nature, especially in higher education, are still not available. The Problem Based Learning (PBL) model and the Collaborative Learning (CL) model have characteristics that have the potential to support these skills. The purpose of the study is to develop a collaborative problem-based learning (CPBL) model. The study's results are five model syntaxes consisting of problem orientation, organization, collaborative problem solving, presentation and discussion, and evaluation. Besides, a model matrix was produced to guide lecturer and student learning activities to achieve fundamental and global 21st-century skills, namely problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration. The syntaxes and matrix of the model produced are feasible, valid, and practically implemented to produce graduates who have ready and competitive skills. Thus, the developed CPBL model can become an innovative initial role model for learning to support learning at various levels, especially higher education, to produce graduates who have skills that are ready and competitive in the current era, maybe even in the future.   Received: 18 March 2021 / Accepted: 21 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021


2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-110
Author(s):  
Hien Dang Thi Dieu

Collaborative problem solving (CPS) is an indispensable competency of workers as well as engineers in the 21st century. Therefore, it is very necessary to develop for students. Frameworks and scale are 2 importance factors when researches are conducted on developing of competency as well as CPS competency. There are some researchers have interested in on these issues. In the results, the CPS frameworks were divided into at least 2 components: Collaborative and Problem solving. However, with the perspective of CPS competency is not a compound competency, the structure divided into 2 parts is not really suitable, so it is necessary to develop this competency frameworks more appropriately. This article mainly focuses on research results of CPS framework, scales and criteria to evaluate CPS competency of technical students. Research results will be foundations for developing tools to measure the development of the CPS competency.


2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-304
Author(s):  
In-Sue Oh

Neubert, Mainert, Kretzschmar, and Greiff (2015) suggest two individual differences that have been overlooked in the industrial–organizational (I-O) literature (i.e., complex and collaborative problem solving) will be critical in the 21st century workplace. Below, I will briefly summarize some history and empirical findings at odds with Neubert et al.’s (2015) assertions.


2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald E. Riggio ◽  
Karan Saggi

In only a very few places, Neubert, Mainert, Kretzschmar, & Greiff (2015) mention the role of communication and coordination among team members in collaborative problem solving. Although complex and collaborative problem solving is indeed an imperative for team and organizational success in the 21st century, it is easier said than done. Collaborative problem solving is critically dependent on the communication and interaction skills of the team members and of the team leader. The intent of this commentary is to shine a light on the critical role of interpersonal and communication skills in complex and collaborative problem solving.


Author(s):  
Endah Hendarwati ◽  
Luthfiyah Nurlaela ◽  
Bachtiar Syaiful Bachri

The development of mobile technology has an important role to play in achieving 21st-century skills. Collaborative skills and problem-solving are seen as fundamental skills for achieving 21st-century skills as a whole. This study aims to develop collaborative problem-solving based on mobile multimedia (CPMM) to achieve student collaborative and problem-solving skills. Multimedia development life cycle (MDLC) is used as a research method to develop CPMM. The CPMM was developed by involving 100 students at the Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Indonesia. The CPMM development result consisted of three main features. The first feature was the homepage which was used to show student profiles and progress in the course. The second feature was collaborative to become a forum for students to discuss and interact in multi-way mobile ways to solve problems. The third feature was evaluation as tasks from a lecturer to individual students to solve problems. In addition, the study results showed that CPMM was valid and effective for improving students' collaborative and problem-solving skills. This study recommends that CPMM can be used as an essential study and the basis for lecturers and practitioners to develop 21st-century student skills as a whole (not only collaborative and problem-solving skills) to produce graduates who are ready to face the revolutionary era 4.0.


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