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Experiencing Group Belonging and Member Attraction: Activating Systems within Common-Bond and Common-Identity Groups
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Coker, Michael C. – Communication Teacher, 2022
Courses: Small Group Communication, Online Groups and Communities. Objectives: The objectives of this activity are to expose students to common-bond and common-identity group dynamics, including the differences between memberships, as well as member motivations, goals, and outcomes.
Descriptors: Group Experience, Sense of Community, Group Dynamics, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Comparing Academically Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Groups in an Active Learning Physics Class
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Briggs, Michael – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
Many methods have been developed for managing groups in active learning classes, but little research has been done on the effect of group structure itself. Results are presented for an active learning physics class in which half of the class was placed in academically homogeneous groups while the other half was in heterogeneous groups. Students…
Descriptors: Homogeneous Grouping, Heterogeneous Grouping, Active Learning, Physics
The Effects of Racially Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Outward Bound Groups on the Self-Report Survey Scores and Drop Out Rates of Minority Students.
Bacon, Stephen Barcia – 1988
In order to evaluate the contention that an Outward Bound course grants individuals the opportunity to learn to live and work with people very different from themselves, 85 minority high school students on scholarships were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Each attended 14 to 20 three-day Outward Bound programs in the summer of 1981. The…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Relations