The Teacher’s Role in Implementing Cooperative Learning in the Classroom
Publication year: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-70892-8
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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 perspectives 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 interaction style among students and teachers is crucial in facilitating discussion and learning.
Subject: Humanities, Social Science and Law, Classroom, Collaborative Learning, Cooperative, Gillies, Implementing, NOVICE, Role, Supported, Teacher's, communication, learning, learning and instruction
