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Katz, Irvin R.; Tannenbaum, Richard J. – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2014
Web-based standard setting holds promise for reducing the travel and logistical inconveniences of traditional, face-to-face standard setting meetings. However, because there are few published reports of setting standards via remote meeting technology, little is known about the practical potential of the approach, including technical feasibility of…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Comparative Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Program Implementation
Castano-Munoz, Jonatan; Sancho-Vinuesa, Teresa; Duart, Josep M. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Online interaction is considered to be a key aspect of effective e-learning and improved academic achievement. However, few studies have examined how effectiveness varies with the degree of interaction intensity. Using data for 17,090 students from three Catalan universities, in this paper we study the productivity associated with five different…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interaction, Electronic Learning, Evidence

Gigliotti, Richard J. – Teaching Sociology, 1987
Examines the expectations that students bring to an introductory sociology course and analyzes how they affect general course evaluation items. Results show that students' gender, year in school, and grade point average are associated with different levels of expectancy and expectancy violation, affecting general course evaluation items.…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Expectation, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Colvin, Janet W. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2007
Peer tutoring in Higher Education is being used with increasing frequency to aid in student learning, motivation, and empowerment. Although an extensive body of research documents the efficacy of such programs, it exhibits a surprising lack of awareness of the social dynamics involved. This study focuses on peer tutors and students as they…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Group Dynamics
Resta, Paul; Laferriere, Therese – Educational Psychology Review, 2007
This paper reviews the research conducted in the last 20 years on the application of technology in support of collaborative learning in higher education. The review focuses primarily on studies that use Internet-based technologies and social interaction analysis. The review provides six sets of observations/recommendations regarding methodology,…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction Process Analysis, Educational Technology, Technology Integration

King, Andrew A. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1976
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Norms, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis
Worchel, Stephen; And Others – 1975
In order to examine the conditions that determine when intergroup cooperation will result in increased intergroup attraction, a group of 494 male and female undergraduate students was divided into task groups consisting of eight to twelve individuals. In the first phase of the study, groups were led to believe that they were either competing,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, Group Dynamics, Group Unity

Mabry, Edward A. – Human Communication Research, 1975
Examines patterns of oral communication in encounter groups and identifies three stages of group life: boundary-seeking, ambivalence and actualization. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis

Hill, Susan Kogler; Northouse, Peter G. – Journal of Business Communication, 1978
Focuses on factors or behaviors considered most influential in affecting communication climate within a large telecommunications corporation. (MH)
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis, Organizational Climate

Putnam, Linda L. – Small Group Behavior, 1983
Examines procedural messages and group work habits of 20 three-person groups, 10 who preferred a tightly structured work cliamte and 10 who preferred a free-associative work routine. Results revealed that structured groups used abstract headings that organized group talk, while free-associative groups used specific details on a content-related…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Efficiency, Group Dynamics

Mabry, Edward A. – Human Communication Research, 1975
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Discussion Groups, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Ittenbach, Richard F.; Chissom, Brad S. – 1989
The purpose of this investigation was to describe and explain the social dynamics of America's second most popular recreational sport, weight lifting, as performed on a university campus. Data were collected and analyzed using the participant observation approach to grounded theory research. Several hypotheses evolved from this analysis: (1) it is…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
DeStephen, RoLayne S. – 1981
A study investigated whether the interaction patterns of high consensus groups differed significantly from the patterns of low consensus groups in the final stage of a decision-making task. Eighty-four college students placed into 19 groups were told to select a social problem, investigate it, and develop a solution. At the end of the three-week…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making

Downs, Cal W.; Pickett, Terry – Communication Monographs, 1977
Investigates interaction effects of the variables of leadership style and groupings of people on productivity and member satisfaction. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Group Dynamics, Group Unity, Higher Education
Lustig, Myron W.; Grove, Theodore G. – Western Speech Communication, 1975
Discusses a study designed to determine the influences of reticent members on group interaction. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Higher Education