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Students' Perceptions on Small Group Activities in Science Classes and the Relationship with Personality  

Han, Jae-Young (Seoul National University)
Noh, Tae-Hee (Han Seoul National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.22, no.3, 2002 , pp. 499-507 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, students' perceptions on small group activities in science classes were investigated. The relationships among students' values of and attitudes toward small group activities, gender, prior achievement level, and personality were also studied, Subjects were 226 students from four middle schools in which group activities were frequently used in science classes. In their classes, groups were mainly formed by teacher on the basis of grade and student number, or by drawing lots. Many students were dissatisfied with the grouping methods, preferred to make a group based on their friendship, and hoped that there would be different levels of knowledge among the members. Regardless of their gender or prior achievement level, students perceived positively on small group activities. Students with higher agreeableness and extraversion had higher values of and positive attitudes toward small group activities. Among five personality variables studied, agreeableness was the only one that significantly explained both values of and attitudes toward small group activities.
Keywords
perceptions; small group activity; personality; agreeableness;
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