Group-to-Individual Transfer of Learning: Cognitive and Social Factors  

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Olivera, Fernando ; Straus, Susan G.

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: Small Group Research vol. 35 no. 4 (2009), page 440-465.
Topik: transfer of learning; cooperative learning; learning in groups
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We investigate the effects of group collaboration on member learning in a laboratory experiment. We test the hypothesis, based on theoretical ideas from research on cooperative learning, that groups provide opportunities for transfer of learning to individuals and that such learning occurs via cognitive and social processes that arise during group interaction. Eighty-six students solved puzzles either individually, in groups, or individually while observing a group. Analysis of subsequent individual performance on a transfer task showed that participating in or observing a group caused transfer of learning, whereas working alone did not. Furthermore, results suggest that transfer of learning occurred mainly due to cognitive, but not social, factors. Implications for structuring group work are discussed.

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