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Peer reviewedJohnson, Roger T.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
Fifth- and sixth-grade students (N=154) participated in a study which found that cooperative learning situations, compared to individualistic ones, promoted more positive cross-sex and cross-handicap relationships. It was also found that males achieved higher and had more positive attitudes toward science than did females. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperation, Disabilities, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedOkebukola, Peter A.; Ogunniyi, Meshach B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1984
Determined whether significant differences exist in cognitive achievement and in the level of acquisition of practical skills among ninth-grade students (N=1025) in cooperative, competitive, and individualistic learning conditions in science laboratories. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for more productive science laboratory…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competition, Cooperation, Independent Study
Peer reviewedOkebukola, Peter A. – Journal of Biological Education, 1984
Examined the effectiveness of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic interaction patterns in promoting acquisition of science process skills during biology laboratory activities. Results (from 720 secondary students--352 girls and 368 boys) show that competitive interaction was superior to cooperative and individualistic interaction…
Descriptors: Biology, Competition, Cooperation, Independent Study
Peer reviewedJohnson, Roger; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
Compared effects of cooperative learning activities (with and without structured controversy) and individualistic learning activities on the achievement and attitudes of fifth graders (N=84) toward wolves. Results show that cooperative-controversy resulted in the highest achievement, greatest motivation to learn about wolves, and more positive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperation, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedCavana, Gordon R.; Leonard, William H. – Science Education, 1985
Compared "extended discretion" (ED) learning approach to traditional Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) laboratory investigations. Found that although ED students are more capable of exercising independent judgment for greater lengths of time while BSCS demanded more teacher time, all teachers were still reluctant to accord…
Descriptors: Biology, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Download full textBaird, William E.; Koballa, Thomas R., Jr. – 1986
This study assessed the effect of group size and presentation mode on acquisition of the process skill of forming and testing hypotheses and selected attitudes. Preservice elementary teachers (N=87) in five intact classes received two 1-hour sessions presented by microcomputer, 1 week apart. Half of the subjects were assigned to three-member…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Computer Simulation, Cooperation, Elementary Education
