The report to which Larry is referring is The Harvard Assessment Seminars:
Exploration with Students and Faculty about Teaching, Learning, and
Student Life. The key phrase from the summary
(http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/lessons2/harv-jfk.html)
is "although both men and women (and especially female science students)
perform better if they work in groups, women are much more likely than
men to study alone."
Scott
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Scott D. Zimmerman, PhD
Biomedical Sciences Department
Missouri State University
417-836-6123
On 4/27/11 9:19 AM, "Larry Michaelsen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Michael (and all),
>
>It's probably at least 10 years old but there are some findings reported
>the first in a series of reports in a major study of undergraduate
>students by Richard Light concluded that:
>1) all students got more out of their college experience (learning and a
>bunch of other stuff) if they engaged in group work but, FEMALE STUDENTS
>SHOWED THE GREATEST GAINS.
>2) FEMALE STUDENTS WERE LEAST LIKELY TO VOLUNTARILY form and/or join in
>study groups.
>
>Larry
>
>
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>Professor of Management
>University of Central Missouri
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>Warrensburg, MO 64093
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>>>> "Sweet, Michael S" <[log in to unmask]> 04/27/11 7:04 AM >>>
>Thanks, everyone!
>
>I also got this one from Jennie Ferris:
>
>Hello Michael,
>
>Here is an article that points to lower failure rates for women and
>minorities within the context of the SCALE-UP project, as compared to
>other physics classes at the same university. (See section F, pp. 11-12
>in particular.) Although not explicitly linked to TBL, this project that
>began at North Carolina State University emphasizes learning environments
>that lend themselves to team work and active and collaborative learning
>for university students (round tables for groups, technologies for
>collaboration, etc.).
>
>
>Saul, J., Deardorff, D., Abbott, D., Allain, R., and Beichner, R. (2000).
>Evaluating introductory physics classes in light of the ABET criteria :
>an example from the SCALE-UP project (session 2380). American Society of
>Engineering Education; proceedings.
>http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/Articles/02ASEE2000_S-UP_Eval.pdf
>
>I hope this is helpful!
>
>Regards,
>Jennie Ferris
>
>
>
>
>From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9:08 AM
>To: Sweet, Michael S; [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Question
>
>This isn't TBL related, but it speaks to the question about the downsides
>of traditional teaching methods for women and minorities. It might help
>challenge the assumption that traditional methods are adequate for women
>and minority engagement. The article focuses on legal eduction.
>
>Carole J. Bruckner, Realizing Grutter v. Bollinger's "Compelling
>Educational Benefits of Diversity", 72 U.M.K.C. Law Review 877 (2004).
>
>
>
>Margaret Sova McCabe
>Professor of Law
>University of New Hampshire School of Law
>2 White Street
>Concord, NH 03301
>Phone 603-228-1541
>Phone Direct Dial 603-513-5261
>Fax 603-228-0386
>
>>>> "Sweet, Michael S" 04/26/11 9:32 AM >>>
>
>She did attach it. For those who did not get an attachment, the
>reference is:
>
>Williams Woolley, A. et al.. (2010). Evidence for a collective
>intelligence factor in the performance of human groups. Science(330).
>686-688.
>
>-M
>
>
>
>
>From: Dean Parmelee [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 8:28 AM
>To: Sweet, Michael S
>Cc: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Question
>
>Please attach article or give reference. D
>
>Sent from my iPad
>
>On Apr 26, 2011, at 9:20 AM, "Sweet, Michael S"
><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>Nice! :-)
>
>-M
>
>
>From: Sarah Meerts [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 8:19 AM
>To: Sweet, Michael S
>Cc: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Question
>
>Here's an article that shows that the collective intelligence of the
>group is positively correlated with the number of females in the group,
>largely because females are more socially sensitive (according to a
>social sensitivity measure). Apparently, a group with more equally
>distributed conversational turn-taking has a higher collective
>intelligence than a group in which a few members dominate the
>interactions.
>
>Sarah Meerts
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