Computer-based Problem-Solving: The Effects of Group Composition and Social Skills on a Cognitive, Joint Action Task.

Kutnick, Peter

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ERIC Number: EJ546840

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Publication Date: 1997

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Computer-based Problem-Solving: The Effects of Group Composition and Social Skills on a Cognitive, Joint Action Task.

Kutnick, Peter

Educational Research, v39 n2 p135-47 Sum 1997

Children ages 9-10 (n=30) were given social skills training and their scores on computer tasks were compared with 30 controls. Males scored highest on the pre and posttest. Females in mixed-sex groups scored better than females in girls-only groups. Girls who received social skills training had the highest rate of improvement. (SK)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Homogeneous Grouping, Interpersonal Competence, Problem Solving, Sex Differences, Single Sex Classes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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