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Underwood, Geoffrey; And Others – Educational Research, 1990
Four measures of performance of three types of pairings (boy/boy, girl/girl, girl/boy) involved in completion of a language task on microcomputers gave consistent results. Single-gender pairs improved in comparison with individuals working alone but mixed-gender pairs did not. Single-gender pairs tended to share task and discuss solutions, whereas…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Group Dynamics
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Kutnick, Peter – Educational Research, 1997
Children ages 9-10 (n=30) were given social skills training and their scores on computer tasks were compared with 30 controls. Males scored highest on the pre and posttest. Females in mixed-sex groups scored better than females in girls-only groups. Girls who received social skills training had the highest rate of improvement. (SK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Homogeneous Grouping