Presentation
Scaffolding Team Minds: Using Metacognitive Training to Boost Social Cognition and Theory of Mind for Effective Collaborative Problem-Solving
DescriptionEffective teamwork demands not only individual domain-specific knowledge but also social cognitive skills among team members. In this paper, we focus on theory of mind (ToM) and discuss an approach that integrates metacognitive training to enhance social cognition and theory of mind among team members, to facilitate efficient collaborative problem solving. We draw from the principles of cognitive scaffolding to present a theoretical framework for providing explicit guidance to individuals within a team. The goal is to develop their metacognitive awareness and regulation abilities in social contexts through various interventions such as prompts. We discuss the potential effectiveness of these interventions while considering factors such as team size, composition, task complexity, individual differences, and cultural backgrounds. Finally, we present propositions for guiding training research that supports the adoption and evaluation of metacognitive strategies to improve social cognition and theory of mind for effective collaborative problem solving.
Contributors
Event Type
Lecture
TimeTuesday, September 10th11:44am - 12:13pm MST
LocationFLW Salon H
Cognitive Engineering & Decision Making
Training