Adding Constructive Competition to Enhance a Cooperative Learning Experience: A Quest for Kudos

Autor/in	Rosol, Sarah B.
Titel	Adding Constructive Competition to Enhance a Cooperative Learning Experience: A Quest for Kudos
Quelle	In: Journal of Management Education, 37 (2013) 4, S.562-591 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-5629
DOI	10.1177/1052562912451738
Schlagwörter	Competition; Cooperative Learning; College Instruction; Rewards; Group Activities; Assignments; Instructional Effectiveness; Business Administration Education; Tests; Scores; Student Participation; Student Behavior; College Students; Attendance; Student Leadership + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wettkampf; Kooperatives Lernen; Hochschullehre; Reward; Belohnung; Gruppenaktivität; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Unterrichtserfolg; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Anwesenheit; Studentenwerk
Abstract	This article reviews a classroom application titled "The Quest for Kudos Challenge," which is a long-term, multitask, large group competition to attain a reward that was designed to adhere to the recommendations for creating a cooperative learning experience while maintaining the elements of a constructive competition. The application was implemented in a course mid-semester, allowing for a comparison of the results before and after the introduction of the Kudos Challenge. Furthermore, the outcomes for the classes that participated in the Kudos Challenge are compared with classes from a previous semester that did not implement the application. Results show that students in the Kudos Challenge classes received higher exam scores, increased classroom participation, and made more voluntary contributions than the Comparison classes from the previous semester. Qualitative feedback from the Kudos classes was overwhelmingly positive. Furthermore, several positive instructor outcomes resulted from the implementation of the Kudos Challenge, including positive feedback from the students, colleagues, and school administrators; higher student evaluations; and an innovative teaching award. (Contains 3 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10