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Aldridge, Amy N. – Communication Teacher, 2004
Whenever group work takes place, rules and norms are established by group members. Rules are typically written and formally stated by group members, whereas norms are more informal and are implicitly stated. But regardless of how rules and norms are established, they enable group members to develop procedures from which the group can function.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Dynamics, Group Activities, Models
Mandeville, Mary Y. – 1994
A study examined the effectiveness of an experiential learning exercise in a speech communication classroom setting. Participants were 62 students in communication classrooms in a large southwestern university. The exercise, entitled "The Ace, Incorporated Hanging Tray Company Exercise" was done as a group communication exercise…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Research, Decision Making, Educational Games
Proctor, Russell F., II – 1991
The classic film, "Twelve Angry Men," where a lone dissenting jury member (Henry Fonda) implores his fellow jurors not to make a quick decision in a murder trial, is often cited as a resource for analyzing decision-making processes in groups. The film, used in group-process courses to show how conformity pressures can hamper effective…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Film Study

Miller, Larry D. – Simulation and Games, 1978
Describes a modified values auction simulation game, reports on three levels of analysis employing actual classroom data (group, subgroup, and individual), and offers suggestions for utilizing values data in social research. (CMV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Educational Games

Bloom, Joan R. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1979
The effectiveness of a set of curricular activities and differing group experience in facilitating interdependent task structuring by seventh graders were examined. No significant differences were found among the experimental groups, but they structured the task and behaved more cooperatively than the control group. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperation, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making