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Peer reviewedSheldon, Deborah A. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1994
Reports on a study of 226 high school students to examine the effects of competitive and noncompetitive performance goals on their ratings of band performances. Finds that secondary students approach competitive and noncompetitive music performance goals differently. (CFR)
Descriptors: Competition, Goal Orientation, Group Activities, Group Structure
Download full textSherman, Lawrence W.; And Others – 1986
This document presents reports of three studies focused on cooperative pedagogical strategies. The first concerns individualistic and cooperative goal structures in high school mathematics achievement. Two general mathematics classes were taught a unit on percents, one with a cooperative and the other an individualistic goal structure. The…
Descriptors: Competition, Conference Papers, Cooperation, Educational Research
Bracey, Gerald W. – Electronic Learning, 1988
Reviews two studies whose results indicate that students who share computers develop better work skills and social attitudes. One study, using eighth graders and a computer simulation, measured performance on worksheets and final exams. The second study used language learning via computer-assisted instruction to compare results on achievement…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Warring, Douglas; Maruyama, Geoffrey – 1986
In consecutive quarters, two studies were conducted at a two-year vocational/technical college to determine how different goal structures within the learning environment could influence student expectations, achievement, and perceptions of the causes of learning outcomes. The first study investigated three goal structures (i.e., cooperative,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Competition
