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Emma C. Gargroetzi; Rosa D. Chavez; Jen Munson; Jennifer M. Langer-Osuna; Kimiko E. Lange – Grantee Submission, 2019
When students are working together, some off-task conversations actually smooth the way to working together more effectively. While many assume that off-task talk is unproductive, our study revealed that students used off-task talk predominantly for productive purposes. We found that off-task talk supported student access to collaboration, and…
Descriptors: Attention, Time on Task, Interpersonal Communication, Grade 4
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Killion, Joellen – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
The major challenge with time is finding it. Current school-day schedules and school-year calendars are leaner than ever because of budget reductions. States and districts have implemented furlough days to balance lean-and-mean budgets that show no sign of improving. Few are willing to take the leap toward reducing instructional time to improve…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Time Management, Time on Task, Cooperative Learning
Jacobs, George; Seow, Peter – Online Submission, 2014
This paper describes eight principles that can be used to promote cooperative interactions among students working in online environments. The principles derive from a well-established approach to education, known variously as cooperative learning and collaborative learning. Each principle is explained as to what it means, why it is important and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Interaction, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Principles
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Kent, Orit; Cook, Allison – Journal of Jewish Education, 2012
This article presents a pedagogical framework for interpreting and discussing texts with others, ""havruta" inspired pedagogy." The framework is comprised of three overlapping domains: structures, stance and practices. We illustrate each domain through teachers' words and classroom practices, depicting how teachers in one context work within these…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Jews, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods
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Hoskins, Barbara J. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2010
Today, teachers are facing a new generation of students known as the Millennials, or the digital generation. They have grown up with the Internet, cell phones, and multiple methods of electronic communication; however, they learned in traditional classrooms where they were required to disconnect. Faculty members generally fall into the Baby Boomer…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Conventional Instruction, Teacher Characteristics, Baby Boomers
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Engstrom, Cathy McHugh – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2008
The pedagogical assumptions and teaching practices of learning community models reflect exemplary conditions for learning, so using these models with unprepared students seems desirable and worthy of investigation. This chapter describes the key role of faculty in creating active, integrative learning experiences for students in basic skills…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Role, Community Colleges, College Students
Cervantes, Carlos M.; Cohen, Rona; Hersman, Bethany L.; Barrett, Tim – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2007
Cooperative learning is an instructional method designed to teach students to work together in small, structured, heterogeneous teams to achieve a common goal. The Performer and Coach Earn Rewards (PACER) system is a new way to incorporate cooperative learning in the gymnasium. It consists of six components that help teachers to introduce new…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Team Sports, Visual Impairments, Cooperative Learning
Marchant, Gregory J. – 1991
This observational study was conducted to investigate the nature of individual interactions within groups. The research has demonstrated that cooperative learning groups can lead to improved achievement and more positive attitudes. The time-on-task research has suggested that increasing the time a student interacts with information or materials…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Goal Orientation, Group Discussion
Hertz-Lazarowitz, Rachel – 1990
Cooperative learning aims to enhance students' on-task interactive behaviors in the classroom. Observation in Israeli elementary schools has indicated that interactive behavior of students in their learning sequence holds potential for quality cooperation and help among children, but that teachers lack the skills to structure learning tasks that…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Harwood, Doug – British Educational Research Journal, 1995
Investigates the influence of the teacher's presence/absence on primary children's group work in a World Studies class. Discovered that, although children generally remain on task, the teacher's presence resulted in improved quality and consistency. Includes tables of statistical and observational data, as well as excerpts from the students'…
Descriptors: Attention, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Adams, Nancy; And Others – 1996
Engaging students seriously in their own academic learning is a persistent difficulty for teachers. The goal of this action research project was to actively involve elementary school students in their learning. The program was implemented at three elementary schools in northern Illinois serving multicultural populations; special education…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education
Walker, Karen – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2004
The research that has been conducted on single-sex schools and classes, has for the most part, been done in the private school and college realm, primarily because very few public schools established single-sex programs. One of the consistent findings has been that with so much emphasis having been placed on the development of girls, that boys are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Females, Time on Task, Homework