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ERIC Number: EJ1255859
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1837-6290
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Students' Experiences of a Teacher-Led Implementation of Cooperative Learning: A Longitudinal Study
Liebech-Lien, Beathe
Issues in Educational Research, v30 n2 p555-572 2020
An extensive research base has developed exploring the effects of the pedagogical model of cooperative learning (CL) on students' academic and social learning. However, it has also been found that teachers face challenges when implementing the method after training. This paper presents a teacher team's longitudinal implementation of CL and investigates the relationships between teachers' learning during a professional development (PD) program, their changes of teaching practice, and students' learning, by exploring the students' experiences. The findings indicate that the PD program supported the teachers' learning and implementation of CL, which led to a change in practices to incorporate CL. Their students experienced social gains, such as the development of social skills, after the implementation of CL. However, the implementation of CL was not sustained when final exams approached. The empirical findings also indicate a need to emphasise group processing as part of the implementation of CL to develop and support students' reflection on their cooperative learning.
Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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