Abstract
The metacognitive explanations of children interacting with an adult are analysed according to the micro-genetic method developed in Geneva by researchers in cognitive genetic psychology. Interactions took place with sixth graders in a situation of narrative writing in a classroom setting. A segmentation of interview sequences is based on significant units progressively constructed by the interlocutors. Results focus on the construction of discourse, the dynamics of the interactions, as well as on the effects of two types of interviews: a) proactive, conducted when the child starts on the draft of his/her text; and b) retroactive, assessing the draft and forseeing transformations for the final text.
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