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Nicodemus, Robert – 1992
The three reports combined here examine a workshop/seminar consultancy program for college faculty on the dynamics of course teams and group process in course development. The consultancy program focused on the hidden influences of groups and the relationship between individual and institutional change. These three reports: (1) examine the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Consultation Programs, Course Organization, Curriculum Development
Download full textWhipple, Babette S. – 1967
The paper describes the basic features and techniques of a specific kind of discussion group, the Grouptalk. Grouptalk, especially useful in the elementary grades, is a formal discussion of a question by a small group and a leader. Participants follow the specific rules that all contribute relevantly to the discussion and that all help in the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Discussion Groups, Elementary Education
Nelson, J. Ron; Smith, Deborah J. – 1993
This paper describes a project implemented in one first grade classroom to incorporate learning strategies in the process of group development of curriculum planning and development of instructional activities. The teacher used dialogue, coaching, modeling, questioning, and reinforcement with the students to make prominent the language and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Hart, Frederick L.; Groccia, James E. – 1994
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts) has developed a new freshman course titled "Computer Analysis in Civil Engineering" as part of a curriculum revision project which emphasizes critical thinking, cooperative group learning and problem solving, the integration of knowledge through projects, and student responsibility for…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, College Freshmen, Computers, Cooperative Learning
Huhtala, Jack – 1994
Group investigation is an organizational approach that allows a class to work actively and collaboratively in small groups and enables students to take an active role in determining their own learning goals and processes. As part of reform and restructuring efforts, Beaverton High School (Oregon) implemented the Group Investigation model with…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Cooperative Learning, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Design
Upper Mississippi River ECO-Center, Thomson, IL. – 1973
The goals of "Operation Awareness", a 1974 summer program involving coeducational high school canoeing, camping, and study, were to acquire knowledge; acquire outdoor living skills; promote involvement in a conservation work project; and provide the opportunity for social, emotional, and physical growth through group living. Students,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Canoeing, Cooperation
