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Research: Science and Education
Chemical Education Research
A Quantitative Literature Review of Cooperative Learning Effects on High School and College Chemistry Achievement
Craig W. Bowen
Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Hunter Laboratories, Clemson, SC 29634-1905
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January 2000
Vol. 77 No. 1
p. 116
Abstract
This paper has two purposes. First, the reader is given an overview on how quantitative literature reviews (meta-analyses) can be conducted to give overall estimates of the quantitative impact an instructional treatment has on a specific student outcome. The second purpose is to illustrate how such a literature review is carried out by examining studies on using cooperative learning to teach chemistry at the high school and college levels. This analysis extends earlier reported work on effects of cooperative learning on achievement in college-level science, mathematics, and engineering and technology (SMET) courses. The analysis shows that while median student performance in a traditional course is at the 50th percentile, the median student performance in a cooperative learning environment is 14 percentile points higher.
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*  Citation
 Bowen, Craig W. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 116.
*  Keywords
 Chemical Education Research; Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
*  History
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Last Updated:		 December 9, 1999
April 15, 2005
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