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Peer reviewedLaughlin, Patrick R. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1978
College students, ranked as high, medium, or low ability, were assigned to homogeneous or mixed-ability groups of two through five members for a test. Performance proved proportional to the number of high ability group members. The underlying group process was inferred through social decision scheme analysis. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, College Students, Decision Making, Group Structure
