The Nexus between the Above-Average Effect and Cooperative Learning in the Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Breneiser, Jennifer E.; Monetti, David M.; Adams, Katharine S.
Titel	The Nexus between the Above-Average Effect and Cooperative Learning in the Classroom
Quelle	In: Educational Research Quarterly, 36 (2012) 2, S.43-62 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0196-5042
Schlagwörter	Cooperative Learning; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Performance; Group Activities; Accuracy; Academic Achievement; Undergraduate Students; Self Concept; Student Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kooperatives Lernen; Achievement; Leistung; Gruppenaktivität; Schulleistung; Selbstkonzept; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	The present study examines the above-average effect (Chambers & Windschitl, 2004; Moore & Small, 2007) in assessments of task performance. Participants completed self-estimates of performance and group estimates of performance, before and after completing a task. Participants completed a task individually and in groups. Groups were self-selected by participants, or randomly assigned by the researchers. Previous research examined the above-average effect in performance self-estimates for individuals, but little has been done examining the above-average effect in group performance. Results indicated robust above-average effects for both individual and group estimates of performance, and these effects were not limited by group type. Furthermore, above-average effects were observed for estimates of performance both before and after completion of the task, suggesting that participants were not more accurate in their post-task estimates. In addition to these data, results of a group-work survey administered to participants are disseminated, suggesting some practical applications for group work in the college classroom setting. (As Provided).
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Update	2018/3/09