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Peer reviewedGaribaldi, Antoine M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
High school students were randomly assigned to one of four experimental conditions to assess affective benefits of using cooperative and group goal structures on problem-solving tasks. Results showed that students who worked in groups performed better and expressed greater certainty and enjoyment of tasks than students who worked alone. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Competition, Cooperation
Download full textCooke, Robert A.; Rousseau, Denise M. – 1981
Research of 25 Michigan elementary and secondary public schools is used to test a model relating organizations' problem-solving adequacy to their available inputs or resources and to the appropriateness of their structures. Problems that all organizations must solve, to avoid disorganization or entropy, include (1) getting inputs and producing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
