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Maltby, Florence – Gifted Education International, 1995
This article describes the "Thinking Actively in a Social Context" (TASC) strategy of problem solving and reports on a study that demonstrated its effectiveness with 2 groups of 10 students (ages 7 and 8). TASC uses cooperative learning and emphasizes positive self-concept, the development of an internal locus of control, and use of real-life…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Gifted, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedPeterson, Sarah E. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1992
Causal attributions of 96 college students' performance in cooperative group assignments, and students' perceptions of the underlying dimensions of causal attributions (including relationships among performance outcomes, attributional dimensions, and attributional consequences) were examined. Locus of causality was related to affective reactions.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Causal Models, College Students
