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Peer reviewedSchmuck, Richard A. – Theory Into Practice, 1977
Practical applications of educational theory on peer groups to classroom management are discussed. (MJB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Behavior
Download full textEder, Donna – 1982
Peer influence on students has been of interest to sociologists for some time. But most studies of elementary classroom interaction have focused primarily on teacher-student interaction. A study of peer influence on other group members was designed to explain why students assigned to low ability groups became inattentive more frequently than…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Attention Span, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques
Peer reviewedHarton, Helen C.; Green, Laura R.; Jackson, Craig; Latane, Bibb – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Describes an in-class exercise using students' discussion of their answers on a multiple choice test to demonstrate the powerful effects and pervasiveness of social influence. After a brief multiple choice test, students discuss their answers with their neighbors and then answer again. Similar response patterns emerge among the participants. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Correlation, Demonstrations (Educational), Group Behavior
