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MacMahon, Stephanie; Leggett, Jack; Carroll, Annemaree – Information and Learning Sciences, 2020
Purpose: In a classroom, the teacher and other students play an important role in regulating individual and group learning. However, the sudden shift to remote and online learning, as a result of social isolation during COVID-19, has created a social disconnect, making these immediate regulatory supports less accessible. A need was identified for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
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Kruglanski, Arie W.; Pierro, Antonio; Mannetti, Lucia; De Grada, Eraldo – Psychological Review, 2006
Theory and research are presented relating the need for cognitive closure to major facets of group behavior. It is suggested that a high need for closure, whether it is based on members' disposition or the situation, contributes to the emergence of a behavioral syndrome describable as group-centrism--a pattern that includes pressures to opinion…
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Cognitive Processes