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Jahng, Namsook; Bullen, Mark – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore group forming strategies by examining participation behaviours during whole class discussions associated with active participation in a following small group activity. Written communication data, posted in class discussion forums (843 messages/70,432 words) and small group forums (732 messages/59,394…
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Bloom, Joan R.; Schuncke, George M. – 1977
The study evaluates the effectiveness of a set of social studies activities in promoting cooperative interaction among junior high school students. A field experiment was designed to test three hypotheses: (1) groups which have previously worked together structure tasks more cooperatively than a newly formed group: (2) groups which have…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Class Activities, Curriculum Evaluation