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Download full textStewart, Jeffrey E.; And Others – 1971
Recent investigations of the effects on group output of competitive contingencies, reward deliveries to group members contingent upon achieving a higher or lower task rate than another group, have suggested that competitive contingencies are a positive function of group output. When rewards are contingent upon a higher comparison outcome, group…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Educational Research, Group Activities, Group Behavior
Miller, Duane I.; And Others – 1984
The impact of individual characteristics on the attitudes and performance of students in a college psychology course using the guided design approach was examined. With this teaching method students work in groups to solve problems, gaining experience in the cognitive processes of concept reorganization, symbolic translation, data interpretation,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Educational Research, Group Behavior
McAvoy, Leo H.; Mitten, Denise S.; Stringer, L. Allison; Steckart, James P.; Sproles, Kraig – 1996
This paper reviews the research literature published between 1992 and 1995 on group development and group dynamics in outdoor education and closely allied disciplines. The research is categorized in six general dimensions: (1) how the personal characteristics, skills, and experience that individuals bring to the group influences group dynamics and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Corporate Education, Educational Research, Experiential Learning
