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  • Organizational Behavior
  • Human-Computer Interaction

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  • Effective knowledge exchange is crucial for group problem-solving.
  • Task demonstrability, the ease of understanding task requirements, influences group performance.
  • Prior member experience is hypothesized to impact group dynamics and outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if prior task-related experiences facilitate group members' coordination.
  • To examine the role of task experience in improving task demonstrability.
  • To assess the effect of group experience composition on subsequent individual performance.

Main Methods:

  • Participants completed circuit board assembly tasks individually, then in groups, and individually again.
  • Groups were formed based on members' pre-task experience levels (all experienced vs. mixed/none).
  • Mediation analysis was used to explore the relationship between experience, coordination, and demonstrability.

Main Results:

  • Groups with all experienced members significantly outperformed groups with any inexperienced members or individuals working alone.
  • Prior task experience was found to improve group coordination by enhancing task demonstrability.
  • Individuals from groups with diverse task experience showed improved solo performance after engaging in an unstructured task.

Conclusions:

  • Pre-task experience is a critical factor for effective group coordination and knowledge sharing.
  • Task demonstrability acts as a mediator, explaining how prior experience improves group functioning.
  • The composition of group experience influences not only group performance but also individual learning and future performance, particularly in exploratory contexts.