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Floyd, Kimberly; Hughes, Kimberly; Maydosz, Ann – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2011
Web-based instruction is not a new phenomenon. There are 15-20 years of research and literature to support the effectiveness of web-based instruction. The purpose of this article is to synthesize the research in this field in order to determine which factors are critical to the success of web-based instruction. We created a toolkit to assist…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Guidelines, Educational Technology, Synthesis
Edinger, Monica – Instructor, 1995
Presents strategies for coaxing students into insightful book discussions. The strategies include creating a comfortable environment, choosing groups that work together, being a good leader, picking meaningful books, following the students' leads, spinning conversational threads, lighting the conversational fire, and examining different angles on…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cooperative Learning, Discussion Groups, Grade 4
Quebec Fuentes, Sarah – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2013
Establishing a communication-rich classroom can be difficult. This article describes the process and findings of a practitioner action research study addressing the question of how teachers can interact with their students while they are working in groups to encourage and enhance student-to-student communication. Recommended research-based teacher…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Action Research, Intervention

Felder, Richard M. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1991
A way in which to shift the focus away from lecture and the professor during class time to student-centered discussion groups is presented. An exercise used in a course on chemical process analysis that uses the group discussion method is included. (KR)
Descriptors: Calculus, Chemistry, College Science, Cooperative Learning

Buschman, Larry – Arithmetic Teacher, 1994
Discusses results of an action research study of second-grade students' group work which indicated that, when students were not given sample solutions for problems, they were more likely to use higher order thinking, take ownership of strategies, discuss solutions longer, and be more accepting of other views. (MKR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Creative Thinking

Glidden, Jock; Kurfiss, Joanne Gainen – College Teaching, 1990
In a method called "cooperative controversy," students team up to study controversial subjects, then synthesize their findings. In a philosophy course, small-groups work on a specific philosophical problem. Group work was as effective as traditional lecture in three cases and more effective in two cases. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Group Discussion, Higher Education
Cummings, Alysa – Learning, 1995
Teachers can make sure students know important facts and concepts before giving unit tests by using the expert group review strategy. Small, mixed-ability student groups review different parts of the unit and present their findings to the class. After the test, students discuss the value of expert group review. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
MacClintic, Scott D.; Nelson, Genevieve M. – 1996
There has been much discussion recently of the effect that gender and learning style have on student performance. Educators have attempted to develop new teaching and assessment strategies that accommodate a variety of learning styles, and both males and females are becoming more aware of gender-related traits and their relationship to classroom…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Issues
Topsfield Foundation, Pomfret, CT. Study Circles Resource Center. – 1992
This bibliography is useful to those interested in the intersection of collaborative learning concerns and enhanced citizen participation. In addition to an introduction, there are five parts: (1) general information on study circles and small group discussion (8 references); (2) the theory of collaborative learning in small groups and study…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship Education, Cooperative Learning
Ediger, Marlow – 2002
Literature circles generally involve four or five students who are actively engaged in cooperative learning. Learners choose a library book to read based on interest. The same titled paperback might be discussed by participants in the literature circle. Alternative suggestions for literature circles include choosing a library book on a similar…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Group Discussion

Comber, Geoffrey; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1989
Through lively discussions of specially selected texts, students of diverse abilities often discover that they can learn a lot from one another. The Touchstones Project in a Baltimore (Maryland) middle school features group discussion of classical texts. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Discussion

McGrath, Kathleen L. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1998
Discusses the place of cooperative learning in education and presents mathematics activities for cooperative groups. Concludes with the benefits of using scored discussions in mathematics classrooms. Contains 16 references. (ASK)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Group Discussion, Intermediate Grades

Schleper, David R. – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1996
A teacher of middle school deaf students describes the use of literature study circles to encourage reading. The study circles encourage self-selection of reading materials, build a sense of community, help students to learn open-ended group discussion techniques, and foster thinking skills. (DB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cooperative Learning, Deafness, Group Discussion

McKenzie, Robert G. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1991
The article describes a cooperative learning activity to help mildly handicapped students learn specific study strategies. The activity involves silent reading followed by small group discussion, generation of questions, answering the questions, and use of the student-generated questions on a follow-up exam. (DB)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Discussion, Learning Activities
McElhinney, Jim – 1994
Graduate students studying personnel evaluation were each assigned to interview three professionals regarding their experiences with personnel evaluation. Five interview questions, common across the 12 class members, were supplied. In class, students were formed into groups, a chairperson and recorder were selected for each group, and an agenda…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Graduate Study