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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"small group work"”.
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The effects of gender and ethnicity on students' perceptions of small-group learning in collegiate mathematics courses
… studies of students' perceptions on small-group work are limited, and few offer insights on the perceptions of women and minority students, for whom quantitative research suggests that small-group work is most beneficial. The aim of this research project is to conduct a qualitative …
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Talking about science? A study of the nature of discussion carried out when students work in small groups in the secondary science classroom
This research focuses on small group work and talk in the science classroom. Peer collaboration is considered important in supporting learning and as a means of generating cognitive conflict in the science classroom for the individual; often the social aspects of this collaboration are overlooked. …
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Exploring alternative assessment: a democratic approach to student self-assessment in a reading methods class
… five properties: class climate and management, small group work, task approach, theory and practice, and student assessment. The way the preservice teachers managed and responded to student self-assessment is delineated in the section on the students’ approach to student self-assessment. Their …
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Discursive interactions in a Brazilian primary school: an exploratory case study
… development of a more dialogic classroom talk: small-group work, conceptual learning, and whole-class teaching. To produce such a dialogic case, an intensive, small-scale, researcher-led intervention was implemented in one primary school. The programme lasted for three months and consisted …
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Five new systems heuristics to analyze small group teamwork
Small groups are the most common of all organizations. In this thesis we apply a systems architecture approach to small group teamwork in order to study small groups. We propose five new systems heuristics and use these heuristics as lenses to view small groups. We make use of concepts from systems …
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Career Technical Education Teachers: Using Handheld Technology To Teach Essential Skills
… teaching, including lectures, discussions, and small-group work to increase class participation (Sung, Chang, & Liu, 2016). Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers use in-class handhelds as tools in constructive dialogue between teachers and students, thereby helping students to discover …
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Effect of cooperative structure of small-group online activities on student satisfaction, benefits and use in distance education and an exploration of online strategies
… study's objective is to improve the design of small-group online activities in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) distance education (DE) environments. Participants were volunteers drawn from an undergraduate education course, $n=38.$ Drawing on cooperative learning techniques, …
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A descriptive study of the use of a problem solving heuristic in a cooperative small group setting
This research is in the area of small group cooperative learning. Cooperative learning groups range in size from two to eight students and have, as a central focus, students working collaboratively to achieve common goals. Generally members of the group have their individual a:1d group …
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Supporting Special Needs in a Catholic Junior High
… general classroom, co-teaching, collaboration, small group work, accommodations, modifications, and direct instruction of study skills are the primary interventions being examined within a Catholic junior high setting.</p>
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Problem-based Learning Strategies that Contributed to Elementary Students' Skills Development and Profile of a Virginia Graduate's Expectations
… in which students gain knowledge and skills by working collaboratively to investigate and respond to authentic and engaging open-ended questions and/or problems. This study explored the strategies teachers used when implementing PBL and what strategies aided in the skills development of the 5 …
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INCORPORATING A SMALL-GROUP AFFECTIVE CURRICULUM MODEL INTO A DIVERSE, SUMMER PROGRAM FOR TALENTED YOUTH: A DESIGN BASED RESEARCH STUDY
… Research (DBR), as a methodological framework, to guide the development and implementation of the GERI Affective Model into a diverse, university-based, summer enrichment residential program for talented youth. The purposes of this study were to build an evidence-based affective …
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A Comparison of Cooperative Learning and Collaboration in High School Geometry Classes Including Geometry in Construction
… home. Highly functioning cooperative groups are a critical element of the <em>Geometry in Construction</em> program. Cooperative learning is an effective instructional strategy that increases student achievement (Slavin, 2011) and also provides opportunities for students to develop …
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Relationship between managing teamwork with teachers and building self confidence for science learning among children
… scientific ideas. The study focused on the work of the science department in a boys' 12 to 16 comprehensive school in Southern England, where the researcher was Head of the Faculty of Science and Technology. This was an ethnographic case study where the researcher was a participant observer …
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Factors which aid or inhibit peer-to-peer interaction during Project Based Learning in a virtual high school for anxious school refusers: a case study in the United Kingdom
… for anxious school refusers. A conceptual framework drawing on the works of Moore (1989), Curtis and Lawson (2001) and Murphy (2004) was developed to analyse the subsidiary research questions. The findings show that notable levels of peer-to-peer interaction were recorded in the chat transcripts …
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The implementation of a literacy intervention 'Station Teaching' in infant classes in Irish primary schools
… occurs when a class is divided into four or five small groups of pupils and they receive intensive tuition at four or five different Stations with the help of Support teachers: New Reading, Familiar Reading, Phonics, Writing and Oral Language. Research Questions: These research questions frame my …
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A sociocultural approach to the study of an ICT curriculum for at-risk students in Singapore
… and cognition has been the conceptual framework for this study. It examines the classroom practices by locating it within a broader activity system that takes into account the factors surrounding the classroom, school and education system as a whole. A qualitative approach was used for the …
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An in-depth study of six United States history classes utilizing team teaching
… materials.4. Team teaching will utilize student groups that vary in size depending upon the learning activities.5. Team teaching will involve the utilization of special teacher skills as teachers perform their tasks in large group presentations, small group work and independent study.6. Team …
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Creating the container for reflective practice in virtual small group supervision
… My primary practice is supervising virtual small groups of executive coaches. Coaching supervision is a developing practice; there is little research in the field of individual coach supervision, and almost none in the context of small group supervision. My overall purposes were to influence …
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A Mixed Method Exploration of the Challenges to Inclusive and Progressive Education for Students with Dyslexia in the West of Ireland.
… centre such as adult educator training, small group work with students and flexible with module descriptor teaching methods. Recommendations will lay out key areas of change necessary in order to ensure an progressive and inclusive learning experience for students with dyslexia and areas …