ERIC Number: EJ1027317
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 16
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Primary Children's Management of Themselves and Others in Collaborative Group Work: "Sometimes It Takes Patience…"
Kershner, Ruth; Warwick, Paul; Mercer, Neil; Kleine Staarman, Judith
Education 3-13, v42 n2 p201-216 2014
We focus on children's approaches to managing group work in classrooms where collaborative learning principles are explicit. Small groups of 8-10 year olds worked on collaborative science activities using an interactive whiteboard. Insubsequent interviews, they spoke of learning to "be patient" and "wait", for multiple social and technical reasons. Conclusions are drawn about how children's dialogue during and after lessons constitutes and develops their collective capacities to deal with frustrations and problems arising for themselves and others. Attention to children's thinking and language about managing group work should promote their future success in collaborative learning.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Cooperative Learning, Bulletin Boards, Visual Aids, Educational Technology, Interactive Video, Interviews, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Personality Traits, Conceptual Tempo, Childhood Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Management, Interpersonal Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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