Temperament and self-based correlates of cooperative, competitive and individualistic learning preferences.

Comparing Competitive and Cooperative Content-Based Instruction in Reading and Writing Classes

The Effects of Cooperative, Competitive, and Individual Learning on Students\' Physical Readiness

The Effects of Cooperative, Competitive, and Individual Learning on Students' Physical Readiness A. Shams, Ph.D.  B. Abdoli, Ph.D. P. ShamsipoorDehkordi, Ph.D. To compare the effectiveness of three learning styles in physical education, a sample of 120 male sixth graders was randomly selected using cluster sampling method and then randomly assigned to three experimenta...

Comparison of dyad training method with cooperative and competitive approach in the learning of Basketball Free Throw

Abstract This study aimed to Comparison of dyad training method with cooperative and competitive approach in the learning of Basketball Free Throw. The study sample included 24 girl’s students aged 13-15 years old who had no experience in free throw. Based on pretest scores, the participants were assigned to either the cooperative dyad training group or the competitive dyad training group. In ...

The effect of social motives, communication and group size on behaviour in an N-person multi-stage mixed-motive game*

Two experiments investigated the impact of social motives or individuals' preferences for specific self–other outcome distributions, on behaviour in an n-person game. Subjects' social motives (altruistic, cooperative, individualistic, competitive) were assessed prior to the decision-making in either 7-person games (Experiment 1) or 20-person games (Experiment 2). A modification of the n-person ...

The Impact of Fostering Learner Autonomy through Implementing Cooperative Learning Strategies on Inferential Reading Comprehension Ability of Iranian EFL Learners

Abstract The great shift of paradigm from teacher-centeredness to learner-centeredness has one major rationale in line with the definitions of autonomy, i.e., the capacity and willingness to act independently and in cooperation with others, so cooperation is looked upon as the manifestation of autonomy. In the present study, the researchers investigated the impact of training cooperative...