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ERIC Number: EJ1061943
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
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The Nexus between the Above-Average Effect and Cooperative Learning in the Classroom
Breneiser, Jennifer E.; Monetti, David M.; Adams, Katharine S.
Educational Research Quarterly, v36 n2 p43-62 Dec 2012
The present study examines the above-average effect (Chambers & Windschitl, 2004; Moore & Small, 2007) in assessments of task performance. Participants completed self-estimates of performance and group estimates of performance, before and after completing a task. Participants completed a task individually and in groups. Groups were self-selected by participants, or randomly assigned by the researchers. Previous research examined the above-average effect in performance self-estimates for individuals, but little has been done examining the above-average effect in group performance. Results indicated robust above-average effects for both individual and group estimates of performance, and these effects were not limited by group type. Furthermore, above-average effects were observed for estimates of performance both before and after completion of the task, suggesting that participants were not more accurate in their post-task estimates. In addition to these data, results of a group-work survey administered to participants are disseminated, suggesting some practical applications for group work in the college classroom setting.
Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://erquarterly.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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