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Does Cooperative Learning Improve Student Learning Outcomes?

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Steven Yamarik () (California State University)
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What is the effect of small-group learning on student learning outcomes in economic instruction? In spring 2002 and fall 2004, the author applied cooperative learning to one section of intermediate macroeconomics and taught another section using a traditional lecture format. He identified and then tracked measures of student learning outcomes. Using multivariate regression analysis, he found that students taught by cooperative learning achieved greater academic performance in the form of higher exam scores.

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Article provided by Helen Dwight Reid Foundation in its journal The Journal of Economic Education.

Volume (Year): 38 (2007)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 259-277
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Keywords: academic achievement; cooperative learning; economic instruction; group learning;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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  1. Romer, David, 1993. "Do Students Go to Class? Should They?," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 7(3), pages 167-74, Summer. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Elizabeth J. Jensen & Ann L. Owen, 2001. "Pedagogy, Gender, and Interest in Economics," Journal of Economic Education, Helen Dwight Reid Foundation, vol. 32(4), pages 323-343. [Downloadable!]
  3. William E. Becker & Michael Watts, 2001. "Teaching Methods in U.S. Undergraduate Economics Courses," Journal of Economic Education, Helen Dwight Reid Foundation, vol. 32(3), pages 269-279. [Downloadable!]
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