A 1994 adult-literacy practice guide asserts, citing no specific study, that primary and secondary students learn more through non-competitive collaborative group work than in individualized competitive classrooms¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 1994 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Evidence quality · No study behind this claim is a peer-reviewed article with a DOI: it rests on an ERIC document (a report, conference paper or thesis). It is kept because a design page cites it; treat it as a lead to check, not an established finding.

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q2 i? Primary and secondary research shows students learn more and better through non-competitive collaborative group work than in highly individualized and competitive classrooms; the guide assumes the same holds for adults without confirming evidence. → Philadelphia Mayor's Commission on Literacy 1994

Evidence¶

Philadelphia Mayor's Commission on Literacy 1994¶

Philadelphia Mayor's Commission on Literacy. (1994). Collaborative Learning: An Alternative Approach to Adult Literacy Instruction. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED376329

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The guide cites research at primary and secondary educational levels as the basis for its pragmatic rationale, stating students "learn more and learn better through non-competitive, collaborative group work." No effect size or specific study is reported, and the guide admits the adult extension is an untested assumption.

"research at the primary and secondary educational levels reveals that students learn more and learn better through non-competitive, collaborative group work than in classrooms that are highly individualized and competitive."

Discussion¶

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