The Impact of Size of Cooperative Group on Achievement, Social Support, and Self-Esteem

被引:50
作者
Bertucci, Andrea [2 ]
Conte, Stella [2 ]
Johnson, David W. [1 ]
Johnson, Roger T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Univ Cagliari, I-09124 Cagliari, Italy
关键词
cooperation; group size; self-esteem; social support; INTERDEPENDENCE;
D O I
10.1080/00221309.2010.484448
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The effect of cooperative learning in pairs and groups of 4 and in individualistic learning were compared on achievement, social support, and self-esteem. Sixty-two Italian 7th-grade students with no previous experience with cooperative learning were assigned to conditions on a stratified random basis controlling for ability, gender, and self-esteem. Students participated in 1 instructional unit for 90 min for 6 instructional days during a period of about 6 weeks. The results indicate that cooperative learning in pairs and 4s promoted higher achievement and greater academic support from peers than did individualistic learning. Students working in pairs developed a higher level of social self-esteem than did students learning in the other conditions.
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