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Direct linkJohnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T.; Roseth, Cary – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2010
When students enter middle school, they face 2 major challenges, one involving the biological, cognitive, and socioemotional changes they are going through, and another involving the transition from elementary to middle school. Peer learning has considerable influence on how well they manage these challenges. The research that exists on peer…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedJohnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T. – Journal of Social Issues, 1994
Argues that all students be taught how to negotiate and mediate and learn the role of the mediator. Three steps in managing conflicts are examined: establishing a cooperative context; creating intellectual conflicts; and establishing a peer-mediation program. The theory and research underlying these steps are reviewed. (GLR)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Learning Processes, Problem Solving
Download full textJohnson, Roger T.; Johnson, David W. – 1986
Reports on over 600 research studies which compare learning in cooperative, competitive, and individualistic goal structures have been collected at the Cooperative Learning Center at the University of Minnesota. From these studies it has been concluded that having students work together is much more powerful than having students work alone,…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction, Interaction
Peer reviewedJohnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T. – Exceptional Children, 1986
Elements of cooperation learning and the specific actions for implementing it are presented, including positive interdependence, individual accountability, collaborative skills, and group processing. Effects on relationships between disabled and nondisabled students are summarized. The teacher's role in implementing cooperative learning is…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedJohnson, Roger T.; Johnson, David W. – Science and Children, 1979
Focuses on techniques of improving interaction within groups of children engaged in a classroom science activity. The role of the teacher is discussed as well as the positive outcomes of successful cooperation between children. (SA)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Johnson, David W.; And Others – 1984
Cooperative learning processes have been rediscovered and are being used throughout the country on every level. The basic elements of cooperative goal structure are positive interdependence, individual accountability, face-to-face interaction, and cooperative skills. The teacher's role in structuring cooperative learning situations involves…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation
Peer reviewedJohnson, David W.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
The effects of controversy and concurrence seeking and participation in age-homogeneous and age-heterogeneous cooperative learning groups were compared on achievement, achievement motivation, perspective-taking accuracy, and interpersonal attraction. In addition, the interaction among students (N=112 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders) within the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cooperation
