ERIC Number: EJ737120
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 37
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 88
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Effects of a Cooperative Learning Program on the Elaborations of Students during Help Seeking and Help Giving
Veenman, Simon; Denessen, Eddie; van den Akker, Anneriet; van der Rijt, Janine
American Educational Research Journal, v42 n1 p115-151 Spr 2005
In this study, the effects of a teacher-training program on the elaborations and affective-motivational resources (i.e., intentions and attitudes toward help seeking, help giving, and achievement goals) of students working on a cooperative task were examined. Participants were teachers from seven primary schools and 24 dyads of sixth-grade students. In general, the program showed moderately positive effects on use of elaborations among the treatment dyads. Dyads with experience in cooperative learning achieved more than dyads without such experience. Mastery- and performance-oriented goals were negatively related to use of high-level elaborations and to student achievement, while use of high-level elaborations was positively related to student achievement. (Contains 7 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Helping Relationship, Help Seeking, Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Student Behavior, Grade 6, Goal Orientation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 6
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Language: English
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