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Effects of Cooperative Reward Structures and Individual Accountability on Productivity and Learning.
Peer reviewedSlavin, Robert E.; Tanner, Allen M. – Journal of Educational Research, 1979
High individual accountability did not show significant positive effects on learning when compared with cooperative reward conditions. (JD)
Descriptors: Competition, Cooperation, Group Activities, Individual Activities
Slavin, Robert E. – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1986
Discusses how teachers can avoid problems associated with student competition in the classroom. Describes two instructional methods that involve students working together on learning tasks: cooperative learning and peer tutoring. Focuses on Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD), a team-learning approach. Includes a list of practical guides to…
Descriptors: Competition, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities
Peer reviewedSlavin, Robert E. – Review of Educational Research, 1980
Small-group cooperative learning methods have improved achievement, low and high level cognitive learning, race relations and mutual student concern. Most of the research focuses on four approaches: Teams Games Tournament (DeVries), Student Teams Achievement Divisions (Slavin), Jigsaw (Aronson) and Small Group Teaching (Sharan). (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Competition
