Effects of Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Conditions on Children's Problem-Solving Performance.

Johnson, David W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ222638

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980

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Effects of Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Conditions on Children's Problem-Solving Performance.

Johnson, David W.; And Others

American Educational Research Journal, v17 n1 p83-93 Spr 1980

The effects of interpersonal cooperation, competition, and individualistic efforts were compared on a categorization and retrieval, a spatial-reasoning, and a verbal problem-solving task. Forty-five first-grade children were stratified on the basis of sex and ability. Students in the cooperative condition achieved best. (Author/CTM)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Class Organization, Competition, Cooperation, Grade 1, Independent Study, Motivation Techniques, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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