Evaluation concerns and the Köhler effect: The impact of physical presence on motivation gains

Small Group Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 795-812

  Lount Jr , Robert B ^a,e   Park, Ernest S ^b   Kerr, Norbert L ^c   Messé, Lawrence A ^c   Seok, Dong Heon ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Daegu University   (South Korea)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation concerns; Group composition; K hler effect; Motivation gains; Virtual group work

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149118551     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496408323215     Document Type: Article

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