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Effects of cooperative learning and need for affiliation on performance, time on task, and satisfaction

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cooperative learning and the need for affiliation on performance, time on task, and satisfaction. Subjects used either a cooperative or individual learning strategy while receiving information, examples, practice, and feedback from an instructional television lesson. Results indicated that subjects who worked cooperatively spent more time working on practice exercises and reported greater satisfaction than those who worked individually. In addition, results revealed an interaction between instructional method and the need for affiliation. Performance of subjects with a high need for affiliation who worked alone was lower than that of all other groups when subjects were asked to apply what they had learned from the lesson. Implications for employing cooperative groups in settings that were originally designed for individual learning are provided.

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    James D. Klein & Doris R. Pridemore

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Klein, J.D., Pridemore, D.R. Effects of cooperative learning and need for affiliation on performance, time on task, and satisfaction. ETR&D 40, 39–48 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02296898

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