Building effective student project teams: what has problem-solving styles got to do with it?
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| Title: | Building effective student project teams: what has problem-solving styles got to do with it? |
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| Authors: | Alegbeleye, I. Dami1 (AUTHOR) ibukun.alegbeleye@maine.edu, Friedel, Curtis R.2 (AUTHOR) cfriedel@vt.edu |
| Source: | Journal of Leadership Education. 2025, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p290-304. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Group work in education, *Leadership training, *Cognitive styles, Group problem solving, Cooperation |
| Abstract: | Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine if team composition based on adaption-innovation (A-I) problem-solving styles is related to the teamwork quality and team effectiveness (TE) of student project teams participating in a [state-gifted program (SGP)]. Design/methodology/approach: A correlational design was conducted with a sample of 72 (SGP) participants, consisting of 15 project teams (n = 15), which formed three groups: (1) the homogeneous adaptive group, which consists of five homogeneous adaptive teams (n = 5); (2) the homogeneous innovative group, which consists of five homogeneous innovative teams (n = 5), and (3) the heterogeneous group (i.e. a mix of innovative and adaptive individuals), which consists of five heterogeneous teams (n = 5). Findings: A one-way ANOVA and post-hoc test revealed that team composition based on problem-solving styles is related to teamwork quality and TE. Regarding TE, both homogeneous groups (i.e. all adaptive or all innovative individuals) were more effective than the heterogeneous group. However, regarding teamwork quality, only the adaptive group had significantly higher teamwork quality than the heterogeneous group. Practical implications: We recommend that leadership educators utilize Kirton's adaption-innovation inventory (KAI) as a tool for building effective student project teams. KAI can be used by leadership educators in two major ways: to assign students to groups (as done in the current study) or for team building, where team members share their KAI scores to better understand their problem-solving preferences. Originality/value: The findings add to the literature by specifying the type of homogeneous groups (i.e. homogeneous adaptive), which may offer an advantage over heterogeneous groups regarding teamwork quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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