Marathons versus Spaced Groups: Skin Conductance and the Effects of Time Distribution on Encounter Group Learning.

Loomis, Thomas P.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Marathons versus Spaced Groups: Skin Conductance and the Effects of Time Distribution on Encounter Group Learning.

Loomis, Thomas P.

Small Group Behavior, v19 n4 p516-27 Nov 1988

Randomly assigned 41 students to 2 twice-weekly groups, which met for 3 hours eight times; 2 marathons, which met continuously for 24 hours; and nontreatment control group. Treatment groups had significant positive changes on 14 of 15 measured personality variables between pre- and post-test, and positive change on all dependent measures between pretest and follow-up. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, College Students, Group Dynamics, Group Experience, Higher Education, Personality Traits, Self Actualization, Student Development

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