Volume : 6, Issue : 6, June - 2017
Group Dynamics:Alls Well That Blends Well
Dr. Giselle D Souza
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<p> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Attitude is a state of mind which determines one’s actions and hence the course of life. On the educational landscape, it has come to be recognized as the forerunner of student achievement. This study attempted to compare the likely impact of two grouping strategies on the attitude of students towards co-operative learning. The sample comprised of 492 students of the secondary section of a private-aided S.S.C. school in Mumbai. Students were first assigned to mixed ability groups by the teacher and later allowed to form groups based on their personal preferences. Comparison of the post-test attitude scores of both types of groups indicated that attitude in the student formed groups was considerably higher than that obtained by mixed ability grouping. This could be advocated to the possibility that students are more comfortable to learn when given the freedom to work within groups with which they are more compatible. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dr. Giselle D¥souza, Group Dynamics:All¥s Well That Blends Well, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE‾6 | JUNE-2017