Cooperative learning benefits scale: construction and validation studies

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Revista de Estudios e Investigación en Psicología y Educación, Volume 1, Number 1.
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José Lopes
Universidade do Porto & Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Portugal
Helena Silva
Universidade do Porto & Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Portugal
Magda Rocha
Universidade Lusíada Porto & Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Portugal
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014), Articles, pages 15-25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17979/reipe.2014.1.1.18
Submitted: Jul 16, 2014 Accepted: Jul 16, 2014 Published: Jul 1, 2014
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The aim of this study was to develop and validate a scale of benefits of the Cooperative Learning (SBCL) given the exiguity of instruments that evaluate these outputs of the method. The study resorted to a convenience sample comprised of 162 students, males and females, aged between 11 and 18 years. The final instrument has 23 items in a two-dimensional factor structure: psychological and academic benefits and social benefits. The results indicate that the SBCL present good psychometric properties (construct and discriminant validity and reliability). The results are discussed in light of the model of cooperative learning.

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scales construction, validation, cooperative learning, Benefits Scale

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