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Ginsburg-Block, Marika D.; Rohrbeck, Cynthia A.; Fantuzzo, John W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Meta-analysis was used to examine social, self-concept, and behavioral effects of peer-assisted learning (PAL) interventions with elementary school students. An electronic search of PsycINFO and ERIC databases resulted in 36 relevant PAL studies. Overall, effect sizes were small to moderate across the 3 outcome variable domains. Both social and…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Self Concept, Peer Groups, Cooperative Learning
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Ginsburg-Block, Marika D.; Fantuzzo, John W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1998
The effects of problem solving and peer collaboration as two instructional methods advocated by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) were evaluated for enhancing mathematics achievement, motivation, and self-concept of 104 low- achieving third and fourth graders. There were significant positive effects for both approaches, as…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3