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ERIC Number: EJ592431
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
Effects of Small-Group Learning on Undergraduates in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology: A Meta-Analysis.
Springer, Leonard; Donovan, Samuel S.; Stanne, Mary Elizabeth
Review of Educational Research, v69 n1 p21-51 Spr 1999
Reports the results of a meta-analysis that integrates research on undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education since 1980. The meta-analysis of 39 studies demonstrates that various forms of small-group learning promote achievement, improve attitudes toward learning, and increase persistence in these fields. Contains 113 references. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Mathematics Education, Meta Analysis, Research Reports, Science Education, Small Group Instruction, Student Attitudes, Technology Education, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Research supported by cooperative agreement RED-9452971 between the National Science Foundation and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.