Short Circuits or Superconductors? Effects of Group Composition on High-Achieving Students’ Science Assessment Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8224171 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noreen M Webb (0000-0001-7346-797X, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author), Kariane Mari Nemer (University of California, Los Angeles), Stephen Zuniga (0000-0003-1458-3924, University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 943-989 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011 |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3102/00028312039004943 |
| OpenAlex | W2125868339 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 48 |
Although many cooperative learning methods advocate grouping students heterogeneously in order to maximize the diversity of perspectives, skills, and backgrounds, past research shows that heterogeneous grouping generally ben-efits low-ability students but does not necessarily benefit high-ability students. This study investigates the effects of group ability composition (homogeneous versus heterogeneous) on group processes and outcomes for high-ability students completing science performance assessments. High-ability students working in homogeneous groups uniformly performed well, and high-ability students in some heterogeneous groups performed as well as high-ability students in homogeneous groups; but high-ability students in other heterogeneous groups did not perform as well. The quality of group functioning served as the strongest predictor of high-ability students’ performance and explained much of the effect of group composition
Combinatorics · Composition (language · Diversity (politics · Group (periodic table · Homogeneous · Mathematics education · Chemistry · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Mathematics · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |