ERIC Number: EJ1262640
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0973
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Peer-Collaborator Preferences of African American and White Sixth-Graders in Mathematics Classrooms
Hoffman, Abigail S.; Hamm, Jill V.; Lambert, Kerrylin; Meece, Judith
Journal of Experimental Education, v88 n4 p559-577 2020
This study focused on academic and social correlates of collaborator preferences of African American and White sixth-graders in mathematics classrooms in fall and spring. Students' appraisals of emotional risk were examined as a moderator. Nomination procedures identified collaborator preferences, group affiliations, and social centrality; students self-reported engagement and emotional risk; school records provided achievement scores. Results indicated students preferred group affiliates, but not exclusively, as collaborators. Students with greater centrality, achievement, and engagement received more nominations. In the fall, high achievers received more nominations when appraisals of risk were high; whereas, engaged students whose appraisals of risk were low received more nominations. Results are interpreted in relation to coordinating social and academic factors in peer collaboration.
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Group Membership, Preferences, African American Students, White Students, Grade 6, Middle School Mathematics, Middle School Students, Psychological Patterns, Risk, Classroom Environment, Social Status, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Social Networks
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: EHR1432143; EHR1432084