The Teacher's Role in Implementing Cooperative Learning in the Classroom

by Gillies

Book Overview

Cooperative learning is widely endorsed as a pedagogical practice that promotes student learning. Recently, the research focus has moved to the role of teachers' discourse during cooperative learning and its effects on the quality of group discussions and the learning achieved. However, although the benefits of cooperative learning are well documented, implementing this pedagogical practice in classrooms is a challenge that many teachers have difficulties...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441943641
• ISBN13: 9781441943644
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"