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Kleingeld, Ad; van Mierlo, Heleen; Arends, Lidia – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2011
Updating and extending the work of O'Leary-Kelly, Martocchio, and Frink (1994), with this meta-analysis on goal setting and group performance we show that specific difficult goals yield considerably higher group performance compared with nonspecific goals (d = 0.80 plus or minus 0.35, k = 23 effect sizes). Moderately difficult and easy goals were…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Goal Orientation, Group Dynamics, Meta Analysis
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Anderson, Bill – Language and Education: An International Journal, 1988
Reports on a study that investigated metacognitive strategy use by a pair of students working with a computer database. Strategies are inferred from analysis of the discourse, and features of a metacognitive environment are discussed. (13 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Children, Computer Assisted Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Group Dynamics
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Brown, Raymond – Applied Linguistics, 1991
Reviews a study that was designed to find evidence of factors influencing the kind of interaction found in small-group work in language learning among young adult English teacher trainees in a developing country. (22 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Group Dynamics