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Johnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T.; Roseth, Cary J. – Psychological Bulletin, 2012
Murayama and Elliot (2012) made a significant contribution to the literature on competition by presenting the results of 2 meta-analyses and 3 primary studies on the relation between competition and performance. Murayama and Elliot established that in general, there is no relationship between competition and performance. They then made the case…
Descriptors: Competition, Personality Traits, Student Motivation, Meta Analysis
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Johnson, 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
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Roseth, Cary J.; Johnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T. – Psychological Bulletin, 2008
Emphasizing the developmental need for positive peer relationships, in this study the authors tested a social-contextual view of the mechanisms and processes by which early adolescents' achievement and peer relationships may be promoted simultaneously. Meta-analysis was used to review 148 independent studies comparing the relative effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Peer Relationship, Academic Achievement, Interpersonal Competence