ERIC Number: EJ737863
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0959-4752
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Team-Skills Training Enhances Collaborative Learning
Prichard, Jane S.; Stratford, Robert J.; Bizo, Lewis A.
Learning and Instruction, v16 n3 p256-265 Jun 2006
This study investigated the effects of team-skills training on collaborative learning in a university setting. Groups worked under one of three conditions: (1) groups received team-skill training as a group and remained in that group (Trained-Together), (2) groups received team-skills training, but were then reassigned into new groups (Trained-Reassigned), and (3) groups received no training (Untrained). Each group completed a collaborative task and then group members were tested on the material learned. Scores were highest in the Trained-Together and lowest in the Untrained condition. Results are explained in terms of levels of planning, time management, distribution of effort and strategies adopted.
Descriptors: Team Training, Cooperative Learning, Time Management, Learning Strategies, Teamwork, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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