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Peer reviewedTjosvold, Dean; Johnson, David W. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1978
Undergraduates discussed a moral issue with a confederate who had the same opinion (no controversy) or opposite opinion (controversy) within either a cooperative or a competitive context. Subjects in the controversy conditions indicated more conceptual conflict, engaged in more information seeking, and were more accurate in taking the cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Competition, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation
Peer reviewedJensen, Murray; Johnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T. – Journal of Educational Research, 2002
Examined the effects of positive interdependence versus no interdependence on college students' academic achievement. Students took weekly electronic quizzes where they could interact with groupmates in a chat room. Achievement was measured via biweekly examinations. Students in the positive interdependence condition engaged in significantly more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation
