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ERIC Number: EJ322648
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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The Relative Effectiveness of Cooperative and Competitive Interaction Techniques in Strengthening Students' Performance in Science Classes.
Okebukola, Peter Akinsola
Science Education, v69 n4 p501-09 Jul 1985
A study comparing cooperative and competitive learning approaches in science was conducted with 630 eighth-grade Nigerian students using five different treatments. Combinations of cooperation and competition were found to be the best methods of instruction. Procedural demands on teachers using these methods were relatively easy. (DH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Competition, Cooperation, Interaction, Junior High Schools, Learning Strategies, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
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