The Impact of Group Processing on Achievement in Cooperative Learning Groups

Reports the results of an experiment which compared two types of cooperative learning with individual learning on short-term academic achievement of 84 third graders. Results showed that students of all ability levels achieved better under the two cooperative learning conditions than the individuali...

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Published inJournal of Social Psychology Vol. 126; no. 3; p. 389
Main Author Yager, Stuart
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1986
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Cooperative Learning
Educational Methods
Elementary Education
Grade 3
Group Discussion
Group Dynamics
Teacher Effectiveness
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Summary:Reports the results of an experiment which compared two types of cooperative learning with individual learning on short-term academic achievement of 84 third graders. Results showed that students of all ability levels achieved better under the two cooperative learning conditions than the individualistic conditions. Long-term retention showed similar results. (JDH)