Questioning-Responding Skills and Social Studies Content in Cooperative, Competitive, and Independent Learning Environments.

Ryan, Frank L.; Pfeifer, Jeanne

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ERIC Number: EJ220256

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Publication Date: 1979

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Questioning-Responding Skills and Social Studies Content in Cooperative, Competitive, and Independent Learning Environments.

Ryan, Frank L.; Pfeifer, Jeanne

Journal of Experimental Education, v47 n3 p215-21 Spr 1979

Instructions involving high-level questions and answers either were or were not given to fifth and sixth graders in three learning environments: cooperative, competitive, or independent. Students who received the instructions showed greater gains in recognizing and generating high-level questions. (GDC)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Competition, Cooperation, Difficulty Level, Educational Environment, Independent Study, Inquiry, Intermediate Grades, Learning, Questioning Techniques

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Language: English

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