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ERIC Number: EJ304949
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Sex Differences in Interaction and Achievement in Cooperative Small Groups.
Webb, Noreen M.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v76 n1 p33-44 Feb 1984
Using 77 junior high school students in two mathematics classes, this study investigated sex differences in interaction patterns and achievement in small cooperative learning groups. Results related to the male-female ratio in a group. Explanations for these results and consequences for group composition in the classroom are discussed. (BS)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cooperation, Group Dynamics, Group Membership, Helping Relationship, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cooperative Learning
Note: An earlier version of this paper was presented at the International Conference on Cooperation in Education (2nd, Provo, Utah, 1982). The research was supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Education (NIE-G-80-0668), The Spencer Foundation, and the Academic Senate Committee on Research, Los Angeles Division, University of California