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Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Science Laboratory Interaction Patterns--Effects on Students' Achievement and Acquisition of Practical Skills.
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Okebukola, Peter A.; Ogunniyi, Meshach B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1984
Determined whether significant differences exist in cognitive achievement and in the level of acquisition of practical skills among ninth-grade students (N=1025) in cooperative, competitive, and individualistic learning conditions in science laboratories. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for more productive science laboratory…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competition, Cooperation, Independent Study
In Search of a More Effective Interaction Pattern in Biology Laboratories.
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Okebukola, Peter A. – Journal of Biological Education, 1984
Examined the effectiveness of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic interaction patterns in promoting acquisition of science process skills during biology laboratory activities. Results (from 720 secondary students--352 girls and 368 boys) show that competitive interaction was superior to cooperative and individualistic interaction…
Descriptors: Biology, Competition, Cooperation, Independent Study