Greater percentage of off-task time predicts lower post-task group-work quality ratings¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Percentage of time off-task significantly predicted post-task group work ratings (β = −4.12, p = 0.001, marginal R² = 0.33; one outlier removed): more off-task time was associated with lower ratings. → Ido Davidesco 2026

Evidence¶

Ido Davidesco 2026¶

Ido Davidesco, Yushuang Liu, Kim Chaloner, Emma Laurent, Gabriella A. Ali, Sarah C. Creider, Sean Hughes, Laura Noejovich, Henry Valk, Dana Bevilacqua, David Poeppel & Suzanne Dikker. (2026). The dynamics of student engagement in cooperative science learning: a multimodal approach. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00457-z

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Survey analysis relating video-coded off-task percentages to students' post-task ratings of group-work quality (ten items, 5-point Likert scale), with one outlier removed. Only unstandardised β and marginal R² are printed.

"students’overall percentage of time being off-task significantly predicted post-task group work ratings ( β = −4.12, SE = 1.16, t(27) = −3.70, p = 0.001, marginal R² = 0.33; one outlier removed): more time off-task was associated with lower ratings."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Collaboration — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
• Time and Continuity — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Percentage of on-task time predicts pretest and posttest performance but not pre-to-post learning gains in cooperative learning — related