Student groups as learning entities: The effect of group diversity and teamwork quality on groups' cognitive complexity
Curseu,P.L. Pluut,H.
Curseu,P.L.
Pluut,H.
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Collaborative learning has important group-level benefits, yet most studies in higher education only focus on individual benefits of collaborative learning experiences. This study extends these insights by testing a model in which teamwork quality mediates the impact of several compositional differences (gender, nationality and teamwork expertise diversity, as well as need for cognition disparity) on groups’ cognitive complexity in a sample of 159 student groups. The results support the mediating role of teamwork quality, and have important practical implications for the design of student groups in higher education. Keywords: group cognitive complexity, collaborative learning, team composition, teamwork quality, group cognition
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Curseu, P L & Pluut, H 2013, 'Student groups as learning entities : The effect of group diversity and teamwork quality on groups' cognitive complexity', Studies in Higher Education, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 87-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.565122
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