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Pilhyoun Yoon; Sangsun Han; Kibum Kim – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2025
This study is based on the hypothesis that group cohesion and efficacy have significant effects on the academic performance of individuals in online (virtual) education environments no less than in-person education environments. To that end, this study explores the effectiveness of group activities in a virtual classroom environment using VC…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Cooperative Learning, Group Behavior, Group Activities
Lin, Chieh-Peng; Wu, Nai-Chieh – Vocations and Learning, 2022
Drawing upon theory of group leadership, this study aims to propose a holistic team-level model to present how different leadership styles influence team performance by simultaneously evaluating their mediating and moderating mechanisms. In the model, team performance is influenced by charismatic leadership, discipline-focused leadership, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership Styles, Teamwork, Performance
Shayna A. Minosky; Michael Wiechers; Leonardo Landaverde-Umana – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Traditionally, education has been largely delivered in an in-person format; however, an increasing number of courses are being delivered entirely online or with a blend of online and in-person components. These formats differ along various dimensions, such as the quantity and quality of interpersonal interactions and connections, which will likely…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Teamwork
Waistell, Jeff – Higher Education Research and Development, 2011
The argument presented in this paper is that today's workplaces and universities both require and promote individual and collective responsibility for work and that students need to be adequately prepared for this. UK national culture has been characterised as highly individualist. Therefore, internationalisation of home management students in the…
Descriptors: Individualism, Home Management, Foreign Countries, Group Behavior
Maiden, Barbara; Perry, Bob – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2011
Potential employers require graduates to be able to demonstrate competent teamwork skills in initiating ideas and solving problems cooperatively. Teamwork is prevalent in educational institutions and often included as a way of enriching learning and assessment. Whilst group working can provide a rich opportunity for cooperative learning, its…
Descriptors: Schools, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
McClelland, Giles Peter – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2012
This study explores whether randomly assigning group membership enhances the student learning experience. The paper starts with a critical analysis of the approaches to student learning within higher education and how these approaches conflict with findings from applied psychology on group behaviour. The study adopts a serendipitous qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Conflict, Program Effectiveness

Tziner, Aharon E. – Small Group Behavior, 1988
Varied composition of three-man military teams (N=64) by assigning members according to team composition in all possible combinations of ability and motivation. Found both ability and motivation had an additive effect on crew performance, thus leading to conclusion that when teams perform highly interdependent tasks, performance is apparently…
Descriptors: Ability, Foreign Countries, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Reynolds, Michael – 1994
This book, which is intended for educators and trainers involved in designing group activities, examines the theory and practice of group activities. The first three chapters, which introduce theories about group instruction, deal with the following topics: the rationale for group instruction (types of group methods and reasons for using them);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Educational Benefits
Learning and Skills Development Agency, London (England). – 2003
This teaching and learning guide is designed to provide practical advice and support for teachers who are delivering and assessing the key skill "Working with Others" at Levels 1-3 in schools and colleges in the United Kingdom. It is useful as an introduction to the key skill, source of teaching ideas, reference, or handbook. Section 1…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developed Nations, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries
Cowie, Helen; And Others – 1994
This book describes a British project which used cooperative group work as a curriculum approach to help reduce children's social difficulties and encourage cooperation and friendship across such barriers as race, sex, or disability. The book consists of eight chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of research findings and theory related to peer…
Descriptors: Bullying, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development