Effects of small-group learning on undergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology: A meta-analysis

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-51

  Springer, Leonard ^a   Stanne, Mary Elizabeth ^a   Donovan, Samuel S ^b  

^a Beloit College ^*

^b BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0033238835     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543069001021     Document Type: Article

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