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Jonathan Yogi; Youngkyun Baek; Jesús Trespalacios – Computers in the Schools, 2024
This study investigated the impact of group interactions and structure, specifically gender, on achievement in elementary robotics classes. The research involved 103 's-grade (satisfactory grade)' students, using a mixed methods embedded design to observe interactions, conduct a robotics assessment, and analyze the data. Group processing, positive…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Robotics, Group Activities, Cooperative Learning
Hamilton, William – Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2022
This personal reflective essay explores a group Dissertation in Practice (DiP) model and process used in a localized Doctor of Education program. It describes and recommends this team-based DiP approach as an innovation that prepares practitioners to tackle complex problems of practice by focusing on a process centered around group dynamics that…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Doctoral Dissertations, Teaching Methods, Doctoral Students
Yeye Tang; Xu Du; Jui-Long Hung; Hao Li; Hengtao Tang; Yiqian Xie – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Collaborative problem-solving (CPS) involves the interaction and interdependence of students' social and cognitive skills, making it a complex learning process. To delve into the complex dynamics of CPS, previous research has categorized socio-cognitive roles, providing insights into social-cognitive frameworks. However, despite the specific…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Problem Solving, Online Courses, Cooperative Learning
Gillies, Robyn M. – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
Cooperative learning is widely recognized as a pedagogical practice that promotes socialization and learning among students from kindergarten through to college level and across different subject areas. Cooperative learning involves students working together to achieve common goals or complete group tasks. Interest in cooperative learning has…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Group Structure, Teacher Role
Zschocke, Karen; Wosnitza, Marold; Bürger, Kathrin – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2016
Small group work is common practice in higher education. However, empirical research on students' emotions related to group work is still relatively scarce. Particularly, little is known about students' appraisals of a group task as antecedents of emotions arising in the context of group work. This paper provides a first attempt to systematically…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Preservice Teachers, College Students, Small Group Instruction
Hammar Chiriac, Eva; Granstrom, Kjell – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
Group work is used as a means of learning at all levels of most educational systems. However, teachers often use group work without considering its "pros and cons." Such a mode of non-reflected application may sometimes end up in positive experiences and learning, but the likelihood is that the outcome will be the opposite. The aim of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Focus Groups, Cooperative Learning
Grant-Vallone, E. J. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2011
This research study examined student perceptions of group experiences in the classroom. The author used cooperative learning and team-based learning to focus on three characteristics that are critical for the success of groups: structure of activities, relationships of group members, and accountability of group members. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Activities, Teamwork, College Instruction
Burke, Alison – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2011
Many students cringe and groan when told that they will need to work in a group. However, group work has been found to be good for students and good for teachers. Employers want college graduates to have developed teamwork skills. Additionally, students who participate in collaborative learning get better grades, are more satisfied with their…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Educational Benefits
Jacobs, George M. – Online Submission, 2009
It appears that the use of group activities is continuing to gain momentum in both mainstream education (Gillies, 2007) and L2 education (Jacobs & Goh, 2007), based on support from theory, research and people's own experiences with groups as teachers and students. However, the use of group activities brings with it a host of questions that…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Cooperative Learning, Grading, Grades (Scholastic)
Burns, Amy Capwell – Communication Teacher, 2007
The objective of the exercise described here is to teach students about group formation using group concepts and theory. It also provides a unique way to form work groups for class projects. Students will become more aware of the reasons people join groups, the benefits groups provide for them, and an understanding of how groups are formed. The…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Group Activities, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning
Hijzen, Daphne; Boekaerts, Monique; Vedder, Paul – Learning and Instruction, 2007
Previous research suggested that social support, belongingness and mastery goals were related to the quality of cooperative learning (CL). In this in-depth study we explored how to differentiate between four effective CL teams and four ineffective CL teams, in terms of students' goals and perceptions of instructional conditions. Apart from the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Social Responsibility, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation

Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Kazdan, Sarah A.; Karns, Kathy; Calhoon, Mary Beth; Hamlett, Carol L.; Hewlitt, Sally E. – Elementary School Journal, 2000
Examined effects of workgroup size and structure during collaborative work on complex tasks. Found that dyads produced greater collaboration for low-achievers, whereas small groups generated more cognitive conflict among other students. Productivity did not differ as a function of background structure. Findings posed implications for optimizing…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Group Activities