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ERIC Number: EJ417531
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-476X
Effects of Intergroup Competition and School Philosophy on Student Perceptions, Group Processes, and Performance.
Butler, Ruth; Kedar, Alina
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v15 n4 p301-18 Oct 1990
The hypothesis that student groups working under conditions of intergroup competition will adopt different motivational orientation than will groups not in competition was studied using 89 Israeli fourth graders (50 males and 39 females). The impact of prior socialization on group behaviors and implications for cooperative learning are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Competition, Educational Philosophy, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Intermediate Grades, Performance Factors, Socialization, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Israel