Lit Review Article #7

I. Title Socially Mediated Metacognition: Creating Collaborative Zones of Proximal Development in Small Group Problem Solving

II. Author Goos, Merrilyn, Galbraith, Peter, and Renshaw, Peter

III. Author's Purpose for Writing The need for further research on mathematical thinking and learning to be conducted in authentic classroom settings.

IV. What are the points made in the review of the literature? Do they support the need for the study?
The role of metacognition in problem solving essential
V. Author's Inquiry Question/s
What is the role of student-student interaction in improvement in skills
VI. Author's Methodology: Observation including personal observation plus audio and visual observation, interviews, questionnaires,
A. Who is being studied?: senior students in a secondary classrooms
B. Over what length of time? Three years
C. What data is being collected?: evidence of sociocultural theories to understand learning
D. How is it being analyzed?: selected portions of audio and video tapes were transcribed and parsed into Reading, Understanding, Analysis, Exploration, Planning, Implementation , and Verification episodes, following the methods pioneered by Schoenfeld
VII. What the Author Discovered or Conclusions/Implications
Challenge is a defining feature of the zone of proximal development, since teaching and learning in the ZPD entails moving students past their present capabilities towards new forms of reasoning and action.