Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Science Laboratory Interaction Patterns--Effects on Students' Achievement and Acquisition of Practical Skills.

Okebukola, Peter A.; Ogunniyi, Meshach B.

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ERIC Number: EJ309115

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Publication Date: 1984

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Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Science Laboratory Interaction Patterns--Effects on Students' Achievement and Acquisition of Practical Skills.

Okebukola, Peter A.; Ogunniyi, Meshach B.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v21 n9 p875-84 Dec 1984

Determined whether significant differences exist in cognitive achievement and in the level of acquisition of practical skills among ninth-grade students (N=1025) in cooperative, competitive, and individualistic learning conditions in science laboratories. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for more productive science laboratory work. (JN)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competition, Cooperation, Independent Study, Junior High Schools, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Skill Development, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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