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ERIC Number: EJ341897
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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The Influence of Preferred Learning Styles on Cooperative Learning in Science.
Okebukola, Peter Akinsola
Science Education, v70 n5 p509-17 Oct 1986
Describes a study in Nigeria comparing achievement in biology with a student's preference for cooperative or competitive learning situations. Proposes that rural children prefer cooperative learning strategies while urban children prefer competitive ones. Presents data proposing that learning preference (cooperative vs competitive) directly influences achievement. (TW)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Competition, Cooperation, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Rural Environment, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Student Characteristics, Urban Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning Style Inventory
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