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Yeye Tang; Xu Du; Jui-Long Hung; Hao Li; Hengtao Tang; Yiqian Xie – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Collaborative problem-solving (CPS) involves the interaction and interdependence of students' social and cognitive skills, making it a complex learning process. To delve into the complex dynamics of CPS, previous research has categorized socio-cognitive roles, providing insights into social-cognitive frameworks. However, despite the specific…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Problem Solving, Online Courses, Cooperative Learning
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Parker, John N.; Cardenas, Edgar; Dorr, Alexander N.; Hackett, Edward J. – Sociological Methods & Research, 2020
New technologies transform research specialties and potentiate new fields. Sociometers--wearable electronic sensors collecting quantitative, dynamic data about embodied social interactions at hyperfine scales--represent such a possibility for small group research. This article introduces this new method and its distinctive qualities and…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Data Collection, Group Structure, Group Dynamics
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Mitra, Dana L. – American Journal of Education, 2009
This article examines the process of adults and students collaborating in school-based learning communities. Drawing on interview data from youth and adults participating in student voice initiatives in the San Francisco Bay Area, this study examines contexts that enable "youth-adult partnerships" in schools, including (1) fostering…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Interviews, Intergenerational Programs, Trust (Psychology)
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Civettini, Nicole H. W. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2007
This paper investigates the effects that different patterns of similarity among group members have on a group's performance on a problem-solving task. I discuss and test hypotheses on the effects of similarity on group performance derived from two literatures: balance theory and research on homophily. In an experiment I found that the relative…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Problem Solving, Productivity, Group Membership
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Lichtenberg, James W.; Knox-Harbour, Pamela L. – 1988
Within the literature on group counseling and psychotherapy, the structure of therapeutic group processes is frequently described in terms of stages of the group process. Numerous group stages have been proposed to describe the social interaction and change in social interaction that is characteristic of group therapy. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Interpersonal Relationship
Davis, James A.; Leinhardt, Samuel – 1967
The authors sought to test Homans' proposition that small groups inevitably generate a social structure which combines subgroups (cliques) and a ranking system. We present a graph theoretical model of such a structure and prove that a necessary and sufficient condition for its existence is the absence of seven particular triad types. Expected…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Structure
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Heimovics, Richard D.; Zemelman, David – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1978
Findings indicate that interpersonal compatibility in work groups and its relationship to goal achievement is not a unidimensional or unidirectional phenomenon. Rather, compatibility appears inextricably related to other aspects of group problem solving, including the methodology of decision making. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Structure
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Kassera, Mary; Kassera, Wayne – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1979
The opening session of a group presents special problems for the group leader. Focuses on structured activities which can serve to reduce these early negative reactions and promote feelings of security, identity, and belongingness in the group members. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Counselors, Group Counseling, Group Dynamics
Saine, Thomas J.; And Others – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1974
A test of distributional and sequential structure. (CH)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discussion Groups, Group Dynamics, Group Structure
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Cornelius, Marion E. – American Biology Teacher, 1973
Describes use of sociograms in the classroom to cause students to work with others who are generally isolated. Such attempts resulted in more participation in activities by shy students and increased cooperation among students, and overall higher scores by students on tests. (PS)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Group Dynamics, Group Structure
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Runkel, Philip J.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 1971
A study was made of small workgroups, each of which was assigned to complete an empirical investigation. These workgroups were observed by students. The framework for the observations was Tuckman's (1965) proposed model of group development. The goal was to test the fit of Tuckman's model to the actual development of the workgroups observed in the…
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Individual Psychology
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Dies, Robert R.; Greenberg, Barbara – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
Subjects (N=240) participated in brief encounter group experiences that varied the amount of physical contact in the structured exercises. These included no-touch, moderate-touch, and high-touch conditions. Results on the scales were consistent with behavioral data in showing the positive effects of increased physical contact. (Author)
Descriptors: Enrichment, Group Dynamics, Group Experience, Group Structure
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Reddy, W. Brendan – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1972
The hypoethsis that Ss in two incompatible affection groups would gain significantly more on dimensions of self-actualization than Ss in two compatible affection groups was supported. (Author)
Descriptors: Affection, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Groups
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Pulvino, Charles J.; Post, Phyllis B. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1979
Provides a rationale for the use of mental imagery as a primary counseling process in structured small group experiences. This purpose is based on assertions that mental imagery can facilitate client learning. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Experiential Learning, Group Counseling, Group Dynamics
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Powell, Evan R. – Small Group Behavior, 1982
Focused on applying a variation of the semantic differential technique (SD) to changes in group structure over time and treatment. Members (N=29) of two T groups rated their respective group members on an SD form. Results showed acceptance of members increased as the groups progressed. (RC)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Factor Structure, Group Dynamics
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