The effects of cooperative learning on junior high school students during small group learning

The study investigated the effects of cooperative learning on junior high school students who worked in structured or unstructured cooperative groups. Two hundred and twenty-three junior high school students participated in the study and worked in three or four-person, mixed gender and achievement g...

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Published in:Learning and instruction 2004-04, Vol.14 (2), p.197-213
Main Author: Gillies, Robyn M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classroom Techniques
Cooperative Learning
Group activities
Junior High School Students
Lower secondary years
Mathematics teaching
Observation
Questionnaires
Small Group Instruction
Social Responsibility
Teaching Methods
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Summary:The study investigated the effects of cooperative learning on junior high school students who worked in structured or unstructured cooperative groups. Two hundred and twenty-three junior high school students participated in the study and worked in three or four-person, mixed gender and achievement groups. The results show that the children in the structured groups were more willing to work with others on the assigned tasks and they provided more elaborate help and assistance to each other than their peers in the unstructured groups. Furthermore, as the children in the structured groups had more opportunities to work together, they developed a stronger perception of group cohesion and social responsibility for each other’s learning than their peers in the unstructured groups.
ISSN:0959-4752
1873-3263
DOI:10.1016/S0959-4752(03)00068-9