The teacher's role in implementing cooperative learning in the classroom / R. M. Gillies, A. F. Ashman, J. Terwel (editors).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gillies, Robyn M.

Ashman, A. F. (Adrian F.)

Terwel, J. (Jan), 1941-

Series:

Computer-supported collaborative learning ; v. 7 i.e. 8.

Computer-supported collaborative learning ; v. 7 [i.e. 8]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group work in education.

Physical Description:

x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2008]

Summary:

Cooperative learning is widely endorsed as a pedagogical practice that promotes student learning. Recently, the research focus has moved to the role of teachers discourse during cooperative learning and its effects on the quality of group discussions and the learning achieved. Although the benefits of cooperative learning as well documented, implementing this pedagogical practice in classrooms is a challenge that many teachers have difficulty accomplishing.

The Teacher's Role in Implementing Cooperative Learning in the Classroom provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the challenges and issues with clear guidelines on how teachers can embed cooperative learning into their classroom curricula to obtain the benefits widely attributed to this pedagogical practice. It does so by using language that is appropriate for both novice and experienced educators. The volume provides an overview of the major research and theoretical perspective that underpin the development of cooperative learning pedagogy, outlines how specific small group experiences can promote thinking and learning, discusses the key role teachers play in promoting student discourse, and demonstrates how interactions style among students and teachers is crucial in facilitating discussion and learning. The collection of chapters includes many practical illustrations, drawn from the contributors own research of how teachers can use cooperative learning pedagogy to facilitate thinking and learning among students across different educational settings.

Contents:

The Teacher's Role in Implementing Cooperative Learning in the Classroom: An Introduction / Robyn M. Gillies, Adrian F. Ashman, Jan Terwel 1

Chapter 1 Social Interdependence Theory and Cooperative Learning: The Teacher's Role / David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson 9

Chapter 2 Beyond the Classroom and into the Community: The Role of the Teacher in Expanding the Pedagogy of Cooperation / Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz 37

Chapter 3 Pupil Grouping for Learning: Developing a Social Pedagogy of the Classroom / Ed Baines, Peter Blatchford, Peter Kutnick 55

Chapter 4 Structuring Peer Interaction to Promote Higher-Order Thinking and Complex Learning in Cooperating Groups / Alison King 73

Chapter 5 Cooperative Learning and Literacy Instruction in Middle Level Education / Robert J. Stevens 93

Chapter 6 Structuring Group Interaction to Promote Thinking and Learning During Small Group Learning in High School Settings / Gunter L. Huber, Anne A. Huber 111

Chapter 7 Feedback and Reflection to Promote Student Participation in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning: A Multiple Case Study / Fleur Prinsen, Jan Terwel, Monique Volman, Marieke Fakkert 133

Chapter 8 School and Inclusive Practices / Adrian F. Ashman 165

Chapter 9 Developing Language and Mastering Content in Heterogeneous Classrooms / Rachel A. Lotan 187

Chapter 10 Teacher Practices and Small-Group Dynamics in Cooperative Learning Classrooms / Noreen M. Webb 205

Chapter 11 Explanation Giving and Receiving in Cooperative Learning Groups / John A. Ross 227

Chapter 12 Teachers' and Students' Verbal Behaviours During Cooperative Learning / Robyn M. Gillies 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780387708911

038770891X

OCLC:

123374515