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Download full textPearson, Bethyl A.; Xu, Qiang – 1991
A study investigated cultural variations in the ways groups of speakers reach consensus in the face of disagreement or suggestion. Subjects were six graduate students in each of five groups: one composed of native speakers of American English, two of Taiwanese Chinese, and two of mainland Chinese. Each group performed a desert survival exercise,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Magid, Annette – 1988
A study was conducted to assess the psychological effectiveness of cooperative small group learning among junior college students with less than 11th grade skill levels. Three English classes, reflecting the overall student population, were chosen. All classes met three days a week and had the same instructor and out-of-class assignments. Two of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedHardiman, Rita; Jackson, Bailey W. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
A racial identity development model for African-American and white college students is presented. It consists of five developmental stages (naive, acceptance, resistance, redefinition, internalization) and separate descriptions of the nature of each stage for African Americans and whites. Implications for teaching and administration are discussed.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Classroom Environment, College Environment, College Instruction
Peer reviewedHooper, Simon; Hannafin, Michael J. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1988
Describes study that compared the achievement of high and low ability eighth-grade students working cooperatively during computer-based instruction. Homogeneous and heterogeneous grouping based on ability are explained, posttest results are analyzed, and implications for instructional design are discussed. (23 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Comparative Analysis
Aghbar, Ali-Asghar; Alam, Mohammed – 1992
A study investigated the effectiveness of full dyadic writing as a technique for teaching writing to students of English as a Second Language (ESL). Subjects were 31 college students of diverse cultural backgrounds enrolled in ESL sections of freshman English. Each chose a partner with a different native language with whom to write two essays, the…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Collaborative Writing, College Students
