Cooperative learning reduced disparities between students' critical thinking scores, with lower performers gaining most¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the experimental class the spread of total CTTBE scores decreased from pretest to posttest, while in the control class individual differences increased; the authors attribute this to lower-performing students obtaining greater gains. → Silva 2022

Evidence¶

Silva 2022¶

Silva, H., Lopes, J., Dominguez, C., & Morais, E. (2022). Think-Pair-Share and Roundtable: Two Cooperative Learning Structures to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills of 4th Graders. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 15(1), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2022.274

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Figure 1 shows distributions of pre and posttest total scores for both classes; the text states the intervention "led to smaller disparities between the students of that class" and that lower performers gained most.

"The decrease in the amplitude of the results in the CTTBE posttest for the experimental group means that the intervention led to smaller disparities between the students of that class."

Discussion¶

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