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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"learning groups"”.
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Instructional Design and Technology Student and Instructor Perceptions Regarding Collaborative Learning Groups
Collaborative group learning is a popular method of instruction that is used in a variety of academic disciplines but little is known about how it is perceived as an instructional approach. The purpose of this study was to discover how college-level learners and instructors perceive collaborative …
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An Analysis of the Differences Between Learning Groups Using the Project DARE Program
… to take part in this study. Initially, the five groups of 135 students were given identical pretests. The 83 student experimental group was then treated with the DARE Program, which included the direct teaching of chemical substance education and resistance education by a specially trained police …
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The effect of different-sex and same-sex cooperative learning groups on achievement
… of different-sex and same-sex cooperative learning groups on the achievement of fourth grade students. The subjects for this study are nineteen fourth grade students in a regular education classroom in a southern New Jersey elementary school. The students worked in cooperative learning …
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The effects of grouping fourth grade students into cooperative learning groups by learning patterns
… of fourth grade students working in cooperative learning groups. Students worked in three cooperative learning groups in order to determine whether grouping students heterogeneously into cooperative learning groups based on individual students' learning pattern would have a positive correlation …
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The relationship of group functions to achievement in cooperative learning groups performing ill-structured problem-solving.
Cooperative learning groups have been the subject of study for nearly a century. The majority of the studies have focused primarily on either establishing the effectiveness of a particular method, or assessing the effectiveness of specific manipulations or methods within a general cooperative …
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The effects of cooperative learning groups on mathematics achievement and attitude in pre-college algebra classes
In this study, the effects of cooperative learning on the mathematics achievement and attitude of pre-college algebra students were investigated. Campbell and Stanley's Design 10 was used with six classes totaling 106 elementary algebra students in a community college. All students spent at least …
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The Impact of Peer Social Status on Social Interactions and Achievement in Small Learning Groups for Mathematics
… for mathematics under two conditions: when the groups were composed of students with equal social status and when the groups were composed of students with diverse social status. The research took place in a first grade urban classroom with 16 students in Western New York. The researcher, as an …
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Participation, collaboration and language use in English Foreign Language adult learning groups that share or do not share a common language besides English
… study attempts to answer the question: "How is learning, interaction and information exchange affected by whether learning groups are composed of people who share or do not share a common language (besides English)?" I carried out the research at English Foreign Language (EFL) classes which were …
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Use of Cooperative Learning and Computer Assisted Instruction to Investigate Mathematics Achievement Scores, Student's Attitude toward Cooperative Learning and Confidence in Subject Matter
… scores between students working in cooperative learning groups using computer assisted instruction (CAI), and students working alone using CAI in a post-secondary developmental mathematics class. Fifty-one students enrolled in a basic mathematics course participated in the study. Two classes …
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Student motivation: the impact intrinsic motivation and extrinsic rewards have on elementary students
… student choice into the lessons, and cooperative learning groups were used to help teach students during their literacy block. Additionally, an extrinsic reward program was put into effect once the three strategies had already been conducted. Qualitative inquiry strategies such as student …
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The efficacy of holistic learning strategies in the development of church leaders in Mozambique : an action research approach
… Research (PAR) project focused on “holistic learning” which includes “social” and “spiritual” learning and “whole-brained” learning. Broadly interpreting and applying the four-quadrant brain model of Herrmann (1994), and other models of the brain, my study seeks to understand whether, to what …
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The interplay of collaborative technology with learner characteristics: Conceptual and empirical examinations
… and the average IT-literate individual. Many learning groups are adopting these new breeds of CTs for various purposes in schools and organizations. However, the uptake of these CTs without a clear understanding of their effectiveness is cause for concern. Although a number of studies have …
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An Application of Vygotsky’s Social Learning Theory on Calculator Self-Efficacy and Calculator Achievement by Gender
… and calculator achievement, and if social learning groups better support females in calculator achievement and efficacy. To accomplish this purpose, this quasi-experimental study examined pre-test and post-tests using a teacher developed Calculator Self-Efficacy Instrument and a Calculator …
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Verbal Versus Active Play Learning: Their Effectiveness on Symbol Recall in Three and Four-Year-Old Children
… the contribution of the motor activity learning medium (MALM) to the development of symbol recall in three and four-year-old children. Eighteen pre-schoolers from Gananda Day Care, in Macedon, New York, were used in this study. They were assigned to either a verbal learning group or an …
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