Sentences with phrase «homogeneous groups do»

However, Columbia University's Katherine W. Phillips and others mentioned in the HBR story on women directors point out that while diverse boards that are not properly managed may «create distrust and dissatisfaction,» homogeneous groups don't come to any better solutions.

Not exact matches

The estimates for the 7 studies reporting exclusive feeding were more homogeneous (χ2 = 8, P = 0.23) than were the estimates from all 17 studies; the overall mean difference in total cholesterol from the 7 studies reporting exclusive feeding was stronger (mean difference: − 0.15 mmol / L; 95 % CI: 0.23, − 0.06 mmol / L; Figure 3) than that in the remaining 10 studies (14 388 subjects) that did not report exclusive feeding (mean difference: − 0.01 mmol / L; 95 % CI: − 0.06, 0.03 mmol / L; χ2 = 14, P = 0.12; test for difference between groups, P = 0.005).
A meta - analysis comparing small - group work to individual work in K - 12 and college classrooms also found that students working in small groups achieved significantly more than students working individually, and optimal groups for learning tended to be three - to four - member teams with lower - ability students working best in mixed groups and medium - ability students doing best in homogeneous groups.
Teacher modeling is one effective method (i.e. the teacher shows how collaboration is done), while avoiding homogeneous groups and grouping by ability, fostering individual accountability by assigning different roles, and evaluating both the student and the group performance also support collaborative learning.
Does homogeneous grouping of students enable the largest number to experience the most learning success?
Also, it is suggested that one determine if the activity should be done in cooperative learning groups, and if it is, then the number of students in each group and whether they should be heterogeneous or homogeneous.
Of course it would be foolish to judge self - published authors by the efforts of other individuals that together do not form a homogeneous group at all.
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