Assessing Group Efficacy: Comparing Three Methods of Measurement

Small Group Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 158-173

  Whiteoak, John W ^a   Chalip, Laurence ^b   Hort, Linda K ^c  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Goal; Group efficacy; Measurement; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642301227     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496403258495     Document Type: Article

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