Data Collection Procedures
The study was conducted as follows:
Week 1: I described the study and responded to student inquiries in the
first class session. I then asked the instructor to distribute the Research Consent
Form to identify students who would be interested in participating in the study.
The instructor then circulated an envelope for students to place consent forms.
The last student was asked to seal it. The instructor then asked for students to selfselect
into work groups of four to five students, resulting in between 4 and 5
small, project-based work groups. Of 38 students in the class, 15 students initially
signed up to participate in the study.