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Arvaja, Maarit; Salovaara, Hanna; Hakkinen, Paivi; Jarvela, Sanna – Learning and Instruction, 2007
The aim of this article is to identify concepts and methods for studying collaboration in context. The article presents a two-level methodology designed to combine individual and group-level perspectives for the evaluation of collaborative knowledge construction in student groups. The group-level analysis is focused on the students' negotiation…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Group Dynamics, Context Effect, Research Methodology
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Todd, John J.; Browne, Charlene A. – Environmental Education and Information, 1989
Presented is the application of this teaching technique to interdisciplinary team studies. Discussed are the educational features, preparation, assessment, and an example of charrette application. (CW)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Conservation Education, Environmental Education, Group Activities
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Hay, Iain; Delaney, Edward J. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1994
Maintains that writing ability is vital in fulfilling geography discipline objectives of mutual understanding and emancipation. Reports on a study of the use of writing groups in college geography classrooms in the United States and Australia. Includes a student essay evaluation guide as an appendix. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction
Warring, Douglas; Maruyama, Geoffrey – 1986
In consecutive quarters, two studies were conducted at a two-year vocational/technical college to determine how different goal structures within the learning environment could influence student expectations, achievement, and perceptions of the causes of learning outcomes. The first study investigated three goal structures (i.e., cooperative,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Competition