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Research paper thumbnail of Cooperative Writing: Direct Effects and Transfer

Routledge eBooks, Oct 7, 2020

ABSTRACT This study compared the performance of students who cooperated on an instruction writing... more ABSTRACT This study compared the performance of students who cooperated on an instruction writing task with students who worked alone. The effects of transfer from a cooperative experience to an individual writing task was also assessed. A total of 36 students were recruited from introductory psychology classes and were randomly assigned to a cooperative or individual condition. The results of the study showed that students in the cooperative condition significantly outperformed the individual group on a measure of the communicative quality of the writing on both the initial task and on the transfer task (ps <.01). No differences between the groups were found on a measure of the completeness of the written instruction on either task (ps >.05). It appears that cooperating dyads can improve the communicative quality of their instruction writing.

Research paper thumbnail of Verbal Ability and Cooperative Learning: Transfer of Effects

Journal of reading behavior, Dec 1, 1984

This study examined the relationship of verbal ability and heterogeneous versus homogeneous pairi... more This study examined the relationship of verbal ability and heterogeneous versus homogeneous pairing of students on cooperative learning tasks (i.e., two students interacting over textbook passages) to the students' performance after engaging in cooperative learning and to their performance on a subsequent individual learning task (transfer). As expected, individuals' scores on a vocabulary test, serving as an indication of verbal ability, were strongly related to performance after engaging in cooperative learning and on the individual learning task. More importantly, it was found that cooperative partners with dissimilar vocabulary scores recalled significantly more main ideas from the passage used in the individual learning task than did partners with similar vocabulary scores.

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of Cooperative and Individual Rewriting on an Instruction Writing Task

Written Communication, 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Cooperative Learning in Dyads

The Journal of Reading, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of A Computer-Based Learning Strategy Training Module: Development and Evaluation

Journal of Educational Computing Research, Aug 1, 1985

A learning strategies training module was developed which combined the strengths of computer-assi... more A learning strategies training module was developed which combined the strengths of computer-assisted instruction and cooperative learning. The effectiveness of this computer-assisted cooperative learning (CACL) training module was assessed. Results revealed that strategy training with this module enhanced performance on free recall tests compared to studying without an imposed strategy. Analysis of a post-experimental questionnaire supported the idea that the CACL module provided the most effective environment for learning. The present study involves the development and evaluation of a computer-based learning strategy training module designed to facilitate the acquisition and application of technical information.

Research paper thumbnail of Technical training: An application of a strategy for learning structural and functional information

Contemporary Educational Psychology, Jul 1, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Cooperative learning and test taking: Transfer of skills

Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1987

This experiment evaluated the impact of cooperative interactions among students during studying a... more This experiment evaluated the impact of cooperative interactions among students during studying and test taking. Comparisons were made between four groups: cooperative learning/cooperative testing; cooperative learning/individual testing; individual learning/cooperative testing; individual learning/individual testing. All participants were instructed on a learning and test-taking strategy. Cooperative groups applied the strategy in dyads and individual groups applied the strategy in isolation. Repeated measures analyses of free recall tests over two 2500-word passages indicated positive transfer of cooperative test-taking training to individual study and test taking for a quantitative measure of recall. For recall accuracy, cooperative study training led to better performance and transfer.

Research paper thumbnail of A Call to Action to Address the Social Determinants of Health

The Journal of ambulatory care management, Apr 1, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of Cooperation and Editing on Instruction Writing Performance

Journal of Experimental Education, Jul 1, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of A Call to Action to Address the Social Determinants of Health

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Research paper thumbnail of Cooperative Learning in Dyads

Research paper thumbnail of An Integrated Approach to Improving Access to Healthy Food Options throughout the Nashville Public School System

Research paper thumbnail of Communities putting prevention to work (CPPW): Evaluation of healthy eating and physical activity policies, practices and environmental supports in metropolitan government departments in Nashville, Tennessee

Research paper thumbnail of Weaving equity into local public health planning and practice through Communities Putting Prevention to Work

Research paper thumbnail of Issue Editorʼs Preface

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Issue Editorʼs Preface

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Nashville's CPPW Corner Store Initiative: Methods and Measurement

Research paper thumbnail of Cooperative Writing: Direct Effects and Transfer

Written Communication, 1985

This study compared the performance of students who cooperated on an instruction writing task wit... more This study compared the performance of students who cooperated on an instruction writing task with students who worked alone. The effects of transfer from a cooperative experience to an individual writing task was also assessed. A total of 36 students were recruited from introductory psychology classes and were randomly assigned to a cooperative or individual condition. The results of the study showed that students in the cooperative condition significantly outperformed the individual group on a measure of the communicative quality of the writing on both the initial task and on the transfer task (p s .05). It appears that cooperating dyads can improve the communicative quality of their instruction writing.

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of Cooperative and Individual Rewriting on an Instruction Writing Task

Written Communication, 1987

The performance of students who rewrote an experimenter-provided set of instructions in dyads or ... more The performance of students who rewrote an experimenter-provided set of instructions in dyads or individually was compared with that of individuals who wrote without access to those instructions. A total of 49 students participated in the experiment. The rewriting groups were provided with sample instructions and were asked to improve them; the writing group simply wrote instructions. All students then wrote a second set of instructions individually. The results showed that on the first task both the dyadic rewriting group and the individual writing group significantly outperformed the individual rewriting group on a communication score. Significant differences were also found on the completeness score. The ordering of means on this measure from highest to lowest was individual rewriters, dyadic rewriters, and the writing individuals.

Research paper thumbnail of Verbal Ability and Cooperative Learning: Transfer of Effects

Journal of Reading Behavior, 1984

This study examined the relationship of verbal ability and heterogeneous versus homogeneous pairi... more This study examined the relationship of verbal ability and heterogeneous versus homogeneous pairing of students on cooperative learning tasks (i.e., two students interacting over textbook passages) to the students' performance after engaging in cooperative learning and to their performance on a subsequent individual learning task (transfer). As expected, individuals' scores on a vocabulary test, serving as an indication of verbal ability, were strongly related to performance after engaging in cooperative learning and on the individual learning task. More importantly, it was found that cooperative partners with dissimilar vocabulary scores recalled significantly more main ideas from the passage used in the individual learning task than did partners with similar vocabulary scores.

Research paper thumbnail of Cooperative Writing: Direct Effects and Transfer

Routledge eBooks, Oct 7, 2020

ABSTRACT This study compared the performance of students who cooperated on an instruction writing... more ABSTRACT This study compared the performance of students who cooperated on an instruction writing task with students who worked alone. The effects of transfer from a cooperative experience to an individual writing task was also assessed. A total of 36 students were recruited from introductory psychology classes and were randomly assigned to a cooperative or individual condition. The results of the study showed that students in the cooperative condition significantly outperformed the individual group on a measure of the communicative quality of the writing on both the initial task and on the transfer task (ps <.01). No differences between the groups were found on a measure of the completeness of the written instruction on either task (ps >.05). It appears that cooperating dyads can improve the communicative quality of their instruction writing.

Research paper thumbnail of Verbal Ability and Cooperative Learning: Transfer of Effects

Journal of reading behavior, Dec 1, 1984

This study examined the relationship of verbal ability and heterogeneous versus homogeneous pairi... more This study examined the relationship of verbal ability and heterogeneous versus homogeneous pairing of students on cooperative learning tasks (i.e., two students interacting over textbook passages) to the students' performance after engaging in cooperative learning and to their performance on a subsequent individual learning task (transfer). As expected, individuals' scores on a vocabulary test, serving as an indication of verbal ability, were strongly related to performance after engaging in cooperative learning and on the individual learning task. More importantly, it was found that cooperative partners with dissimilar vocabulary scores recalled significantly more main ideas from the passage used in the individual learning task than did partners with similar vocabulary scores.

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of Cooperative and Individual Rewriting on an Instruction Writing Task

Written Communication, 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Cooperative Learning in Dyads

The Journal of Reading, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of A Computer-Based Learning Strategy Training Module: Development and Evaluation

Journal of Educational Computing Research, Aug 1, 1985

A learning strategies training module was developed which combined the strengths of computer-assi... more A learning strategies training module was developed which combined the strengths of computer-assisted instruction and cooperative learning. The effectiveness of this computer-assisted cooperative learning (CACL) training module was assessed. Results revealed that strategy training with this module enhanced performance on free recall tests compared to studying without an imposed strategy. Analysis of a post-experimental questionnaire supported the idea that the CACL module provided the most effective environment for learning. The present study involves the development and evaluation of a computer-based learning strategy training module designed to facilitate the acquisition and application of technical information.

Research paper thumbnail of Technical training: An application of a strategy for learning structural and functional information

Contemporary Educational Psychology, Jul 1, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Cooperative learning and test taking: Transfer of skills

Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1987

This experiment evaluated the impact of cooperative interactions among students during studying a... more This experiment evaluated the impact of cooperative interactions among students during studying and test taking. Comparisons were made between four groups: cooperative learning/cooperative testing; cooperative learning/individual testing; individual learning/cooperative testing; individual learning/individual testing. All participants were instructed on a learning and test-taking strategy. Cooperative groups applied the strategy in dyads and individual groups applied the strategy in isolation. Repeated measures analyses of free recall tests over two 2500-word passages indicated positive transfer of cooperative test-taking training to individual study and test taking for a quantitative measure of recall. For recall accuracy, cooperative study training led to better performance and transfer.

Research paper thumbnail of A Call to Action to Address the Social Determinants of Health

The Journal of ambulatory care management, Apr 1, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of Cooperation and Editing on Instruction Writing Performance

Journal of Experimental Education, Jul 1, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of A Call to Action to Address the Social Determinants of Health

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Research paper thumbnail of Cooperative Learning in Dyads

Research paper thumbnail of An Integrated Approach to Improving Access to Healthy Food Options throughout the Nashville Public School System

Research paper thumbnail of Communities putting prevention to work (CPPW): Evaluation of healthy eating and physical activity policies, practices and environmental supports in metropolitan government departments in Nashville, Tennessee

Research paper thumbnail of Weaving equity into local public health planning and practice through Communities Putting Prevention to Work

Research paper thumbnail of Issue Editorʼs Preface

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Issue Editorʼs Preface

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Nashville's CPPW Corner Store Initiative: Methods and Measurement

Research paper thumbnail of Cooperative Writing: Direct Effects and Transfer

Written Communication, 1985

This study compared the performance of students who cooperated on an instruction writing task wit... more This study compared the performance of students who cooperated on an instruction writing task with students who worked alone. The effects of transfer from a cooperative experience to an individual writing task was also assessed. A total of 36 students were recruited from introductory psychology classes and were randomly assigned to a cooperative or individual condition. The results of the study showed that students in the cooperative condition significantly outperformed the individual group on a measure of the communicative quality of the writing on both the initial task and on the transfer task (p s .05). It appears that cooperating dyads can improve the communicative quality of their instruction writing.

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of Cooperative and Individual Rewriting on an Instruction Writing Task

Written Communication, 1987

The performance of students who rewrote an experimenter-provided set of instructions in dyads or ... more The performance of students who rewrote an experimenter-provided set of instructions in dyads or individually was compared with that of individuals who wrote without access to those instructions. A total of 49 students participated in the experiment. The rewriting groups were provided with sample instructions and were asked to improve them; the writing group simply wrote instructions. All students then wrote a second set of instructions individually. The results showed that on the first task both the dyadic rewriting group and the individual writing group significantly outperformed the individual rewriting group on a communication score. Significant differences were also found on the completeness score. The ordering of means on this measure from highest to lowest was individual rewriters, dyadic rewriters, and the writing individuals.

Research paper thumbnail of Verbal Ability and Cooperative Learning: Transfer of Effects

Journal of Reading Behavior, 1984

This study examined the relationship of verbal ability and heterogeneous versus homogeneous pairi... more This study examined the relationship of verbal ability and heterogeneous versus homogeneous pairing of students on cooperative learning tasks (i.e., two students interacting over textbook passages) to the students' performance after engaging in cooperative learning and to their performance on a subsequent individual learning task (transfer). As expected, individuals' scores on a vocabulary test, serving as an indication of verbal ability, were strongly related to performance after engaging in cooperative learning and on the individual learning task. More importantly, it was found that cooperative partners with dissimilar vocabulary scores recalled significantly more main ideas from the passage used in the individual learning task than did partners with similar vocabulary scores.