Student Achievement on Different Types of Tasks under Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Conditions.

Johnson, David W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ203992

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Publication Date: 1979-Apr

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Student Achievement on Different Types of Tasks under Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Conditions.

Johnson, David W.; And Others

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v4 n2 p99-106 Apr 1979

The effects of interpersonal cooperation, competition, and individualistic efforts were compared on math and reading drill-review, story problems, sequencing, triangle identification, and visual sorting according to attributes tasks, using first-grade students. The cooperative group achieved higher scores and found the tasks easier than the competitive and individualistic groups. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Competition, Cooperation, Difficulty Level, Grade 1, Individual Activities, Objectives, Primary Education, Task Performance, Technical Reports

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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