Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze co-opetition latent profiles among students in cooperative learning groups and compare the differences in elaborated help-providing and help-seeking behaviors among students with different co-opetition profiles. The study involved 691 sixth-grade students with experience in math cooperative learning, who were administered the Goal Interdependence Relationship Scale and Mutual Helping Behaviors Questionnaire. The research results indicate that: (1) Students’ co-opetition profiles can be categorized into six clusters, including High-cooperation & Low-competition, High Co-opetition, Moderate-cooperation & Low-competition, Moderate Co-opetition, and Individualism. (2) There are significant differences in elaborated help-providing behaviors among students from different co-opetition clusters. Specifically, the High-cooperation & Low-competition cluster exhibits significantly higher levels of elaborated help-providing behaviors compared to other clusters, followed by the High Co-opetition cluster. (3) There are significant differences in elaborated help-seeking behaviors among students from different co-opetition clusters. The High-cooperation & Low-competition cluster and High Co-opetition cluster exhibit significantly higher levels of elaborated help-seeking behaviors compared to other clusters. The implications of the study are as follows: Students in cooperative groups exhibit different co-opetition profiles. Students with a higher inclination towards cooperation tend to demonstrate higher levels of elaborated help-providing behaviors, while those with a higher inclination towards both cooperation and competition tend to exhibit higher levels of elaborated help-seeking behaviors. Therefore, the focus of cooperative learning design should be on maximizing students’ cooperative tendencies, while acknowledging that competitive tendencies can have positive impacts on mutual helping behaviors.
Presenters
Yung Ho HuangProfessor, Department of Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Cooperative Learning, Help-Providing Behavior, Help-Seeking Behavior, Co-opetition, Latent Profile Analysis
