Group Dynamics in Instruction: Principle of Least Group Size

Thelen, Herbert A.

doi:10.1086/441592

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“…those members located at the main company site participate more in the team whereas those members located in remote sites feel less "connected" to the team [16], [23]. Furthermore, nonparticipation and poor performance are more visible in smaller groups [22]. We would expect similar effects in distributed teams, especially during synchronous work.…”

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Effects of team size on participation, awareness, and technology choice in geographically distributed teams

Bradner

Mark

Hertel

2003

36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2003. Proceedings of The

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In this paper we investigate the effects that team size has on geographically distributed teams within a large, multi-national manufacturing organization. Survey responses from 109 members of distributed teams indicate that compared to members of larger teams, members of smaller teams participated more actively on their team, were more committed to their team, were more aware of the goals of the team, were better acquainted with other team members' personalities, work roles and communication styles, and reported higher levels of rapport. The data also show that larger teams are more conscientious in preparing meeting agendas compared to smaller teams. Consistent with their emphasis on coordination, larger teams adopted technology to support the coordination of asynchronous work, while smaller teams adopted collaboration technology. Implications for technology adoption are discussed.

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Section: Size Of Distributed Teamsmentioning

confidence: 93%

Effects of team size on participation, awareness, and technology choice in geographically distributed teams

Bradner

Mark

Hertel

2003

36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2003. Proceedings of The

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“…As a result, we hypothesize that this is the reason that the technology they chose to adopt facilitated collaboration rather than coordination. These findings lead us to challenge the media choice theories that promote the act of information exchange as the driving force behind technology choice [27], [29]. The findings suggest to us that the choice of technology may be driven by the context of use, (i.e., by the coordination needs of a distributed team based on its size rather than the singular need of information exchange).…”

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“…There has been some discussion on the main site advantage in distributed teams; this concept explains why those members located at the main company site participate more in the team whereas those members located in remote sites feel less connected to the team [11], [13]. We also know that nonparticipation and poor performance are more visible in smaller groups [27]. Quite simply, we are more accurate at keeping a mental record of who is participating and who is not when the number of team participants is fairly small.…”

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Team Size and Technology Fit: Participation, Awareness,and Rapport in Distributed Teams

Bradner

Mark

Hertel

2005

IEEE Trans. Profess. Commun.

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Abstract-In this paper we investigate the effects that team size has on geographically distributed team behavior and technology choice. We report results from a survey of distributed team members conducted within a large, multi-national technology manufacturing organization. Responses indicate that members of smaller teams participated more actively on their team, were more committed to their team, were more aware of the goals of the team, had greater awareness of other team members, and were in teams with higher levels of rapport. Larger teams are more conscientious than smaller teams in preparing meeting agendas. Team size was also associated with different technology choice: larger teams adopted technology to support the coordination of asynchronous work, while smaller teams adopted technology that primarily supported collaboration. We discuss the implications of distributed team size for team performance and technology adoption.

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“…We also gave the sessions also a humoristic name "Pahasti Pihalla", which translates as "all at sea". rely on both individual and group exercises as the former requires first-hand programming experience and the latter has the benefit of exposing individuals' thought processes to criticism [19]. Altogether the emphasis is in the programming exercises that reiterate the topics of the current week, while they are designed in such a way that they largely recapitulate the topics of previous weeks.…”

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A Practice for Providing Additional Support in CS1

Haatainen

Lakanen

Isomöttönen

et al. 2013

2013 Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering

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This paper reports on a practice used for providing additional support to beginner programmers. This practice emphasizes low social barriers to learning, differentiated instruction, and revision. Altogether we try to avoid defensiveness or stigmatization among those who face difficulties. Student feedback indicates their acceptance of this approach while teaching assistants report that helping students in need of additional support improve their teaching skills. Further, we have observed indications of improved student performance. We describe the practice and suggest a particular educational constructionism, i.e., how students construct their social identities within a particular school setting, as an explanation for our positive experiences. As a conclusion, we stress the importance of support implemented through differentiated instruction and informed by constructionism as a CS1 research topic.

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Group Dynamics in Instruction: Principle of Least Group Size

Cited by 41 publications

References 5 publications

Effects of team size on participation, awareness, and technology choice in geographically distributed teams

Effects of team size on participation, awareness, and technology choice in geographically distributed teams

Team Size and Technology Fit: Participation, Awareness,and Rapport in Distributed Teams

A Practice for Providing Additional Support in CS1

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