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EJ362722 PS515275
Title: Developmental and Motivational Perspectives on Cooperative Learning: A Reconciliation.Author(s): Slavin, Robert E.
Source: Child Development, v58 n5 p1161-67 Oct 1987
Publication Date: 1987
Notes: Thematic Issue: Schools and Development
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1988
Target Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Reviews research
on developmental and motivational perspectives on cooperative learning.
Presents a theory which reconciles these perspectives and emphasizes
the role of group rewards for individual learning in motivating
students to provide high-quality assistance to their group-mates.
(PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement; Elementary Education; *Motivation
Techniques
Identifiers: *Cooperative Learning; *Developmental Theory
