NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dana Kube; Sebastian Gombert; Nathalie John; Joshua Weidlich; Karel Kreijns; Hendrik Drachsler – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Gender and gender diversity are group features affecting social interaction and are critical for gender-inclusive and equitable education. As such, the role of gender and gender diversity is of particular relevance to computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). However, up until now, research on this topic in CSCL remains scarce.…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Sex Role, Gender Differences, Gender Issues
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Harlow, Jason J. B.; Harrison, David M.; Meyertholen, Andrew – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
We have studied the types of student teams that are most effective for collaborative learning in a large freshman university physics course. We compared teams in which the students were all of roughly equal ability to teams with a mix of student abilities, we compared teams with three members to teams with four members, and we examined teams with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Teamwork, Cooperative Learning
Rhoades, Gena – English Teaching Forum, 2013
This article discusses techniques for organizing large classes to allow smooth transitions from whole-class discussions to individual and group work. Topics discussed include how to form groups, keeping track of groups, using colors to organize students, setting expectations, and establishing consequences.
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Group Dynamics, Educational Practices
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hammar Chiriac, Eva; Granstrom, Kjell – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
Group work is used as a means of learning at all levels of most educational systems. However, teachers often use group work without considering its "pros and cons." Such a mode of non-reflected application may sometimes end up in positive experiences and learning, but the likelihood is that the outcome will be the opposite. The aim of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Focus Groups, Cooperative Learning
Buttner, Christian – 1996
This report, the third annual study of primary program implementation, outlines case study observations of learning groups and of teachers relations to groups. The learning atmosphere of a learning group is determined by presence of conducive or disruptive elements, input of children, and relation of the group to the teacher, in addition to good…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning
Thorley, Lin, Ed.; Gregory, Roy, Ed. – 1994
The 26 papers in this collection from a British conference first provide an overview of group-based learning in higher education, offer a range of examples, and identify issues and trends. Chapters include: (1) "Introduction" (Roy Gregory and Lin Thorley); (2) "An Overview from Higher Education" (Diana M. R. Tribe); (3)…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administrator Education, Aerospace Technology, Business Administration Education