An Investigation into the People‐Sequential Heuristic Method of Group Formation
复制并扩展了Beheshtian-Ardekani和Mahmood提出的群体形成启发式方法，发现平衡分组并不能有效提升学习或项目满意度，仅支持了十二个假设中的一个。
ABSTRACT This study investigates the people‐sequential heuristic method of group formation as proposed by Beheshtian‐Ardekani and Mahmood [2] and examined by Muller [9]. Responding to Muller's call for continued research on this topic, we first replicate the seven hypothesis investigations presented in that study and then consider several additional hypotheses designed to more fully examine the value of the process to the group members themselves. The results of this study indicate that the balanced groups assignment method is not effective as a sole means of increasing learning or satisfaction with the project. Of the twelve hypothesized relationships, which, if supported, would favor the use of balanced groups over randomly assigned groups, only one was supported. These findings and their relationship to group learning theory are discussed.