TITLE:
The Relationship between Beliefs in Cooperation, Motivation, and Engagement in Cooperative Learning
AUTHORS:
Takatoyo Umemoto, Naoya Yada
KEYWORDS:
Cooperative Learning, Beliefs in Cooperation, Motivation, Engagement
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.7 No.10,
September
22,
2016
ABSTRACT: This
study examined the relationship between beliefs in cooperation, motivation and
engagement in cooperative learning. Beliefs in cooperation have three
subscales: usefulness of cooperation, individual orientation and inequity.
Self-reported questionnaire was administered to 181 undergraduate students at
two universities. The results of path analysis indicated that usefulness of
cooperation positively predicted self-efficacy and intrinsic value. Moreover,
self-efficacy and intrinsic value positively predicted behavioral engagement,
and intrinsic value positively predicted emotional engagement. On the other
hand, individual orientation negatively predicted intrinsic value and inequity
did not predict any motivational factors. The effects of beliefs in cooperation
on cooperative learning process were discussed in light of the current
findings.