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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 reviewedJohnson, Roger T.; And Others – Journal of Psychology, 1979
Cooperation promoted stronger student perceptions of teacher academic/personal support than did individualistic learning experiences, stronger perceptions of peer academic/personal support than either competitive or individualistic learning experiences, and higher achievement than the other two conditions. Competition promoted higher achievement…
Descriptors: Achievement, Competition, Cooperation, Educational Research
