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Peer reviewedLa Forge, Paul G. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1979
This article discusses Community Language Learning (CLL) and its unique characteristic of employing reflection as a way of learning a foreign language. The use of CLL in teaching oral English to Japanese students in Japan is described. (CFM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Group Activities, Group Experience
Adams, Ruth A.; Cramer, Virginia – Notes from Workshop Center for Open Education, 1976
Discusses the reading plans used in two open classrooms. A classroom for third/fourth graders is designed to provide experiences in joining written languages to things and activities, while a class of fifth/sixth graders is encouraged to work together in small groups and help each other. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Group Activities
Peer reviewedJacobs, George; Gallo, Patrick – Reading Online, 2002
Explains that extensive reading (ER) programs involve students in silently reading large quantities of materials. Discusses the possible benefits of adding a group element to second language ER. Presents cooperative learning principles that can facilitate effective group interaction to accompany ER. Provides examples of activities that blend…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Group Activities, Independent Reading
Peer reviewedKing, Kim M. – Teaching Sociology, 1990
Suggests using group presentations as a method for instructors with large introductory courses to help students gain functional skills and also make the courses more interesting. Provides examples of group presentation projects. States goals of projects as showing how sociology can be used in everyday life and providing a review of the examination…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Group Activities
Peer reviewedVoorhies, Randi – Social Studies Review, 1989
Lists and describes five essential components common to all cooperative learning lessons. Identifies heterogeneous grouping, introduction of social skills, interdependence of group members, individual accountability, and processing of group interaction as essential to cooperative learning. Suggest ways cooperative learning can be implemented in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLourie, Nancy E. – Social Studies Review, 1989
Reviews the major elements of cooperative learning and describes a model based upon level of difficulty which can be used as a guide for implementing activities. Discusses a planning worksheet for teachers and suggests ways in which teachers can assist each other in this process. (KO)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedJohnson, Roger T. – Teaching Education, 1994
Examines a teacher's commitment to cooperative learning in the college classroom, discussing what makes cooperative learning so useful and explaining how to implement it. The paper notes that more and more colleges and universities are moving to active cooperative learning, even within preservice teacher education programs. (SM)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities, Group Dynamics
Bennett, Carol – Hands On, 1991
Describes experiences in career exploration in a third grade classroom based on the Foxfire approach to instruction. Students researched careers by writing letters and interviewing real career people. They also set up "junior businesses" in the classroom, which involved designing business cards and purchasing products to sell. Students…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Career Exploration, Class Activities, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBrown, Sue; Jones, Robert M. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
In using manipulative materials in an elementary mathematics classroom, each student can be placed in a cooperative-task group, with each member of the group interdependently performing a specific function. This article describes in detail an activity utilizing pentominoes that demonstrates how such a classroom management system can be…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedHuhtala, Jack; Coughlin, Elaine B. – English Journal, 1991
Describes a group investigation unit in a tenth grade English class that focused on the Middle East. Outlines six stages used for the investigation. Discusses the use of a steering committee as well as the problems and frustrations experienced during the project. Lists 10 areas in which the students' skills were expanded. (PRA)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Peer reviewedWhittaker, Catharine R.; Salend, Spencer J. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1991
This article describes a variety of collaborative writing strategies that teachers can use within the four subprocesses of writing (prewriting, drafting, revising, and publishing). The strategies include, among others, brainstorming, semantic maps, directed reading and writing, discussion tests, editing groups, and group efforts in layout and…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities
Peer reviewedD'Eon, Marcel; Proctor, Peggy – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2001
'Structured Controversy' (SC) is a cooperative learning activity where students, working in small groups, argue one side of an issue and then another side of the same issue in two Rounds. Discussion includes: organizing the activity; evaluation; and positive results. Students reported a high degree of satisfaction with the SC activity and were…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Group Activities
Direct linkFinlay, Sara-Jane; Faulkner, Guy – Active Learning in Higher Education the Journal of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, 2005
This project was inspired by an awareness of the lack of engagement with the research literature by our students. The project consisted of self-help reading groups that centralized student discussion with three research objectives: to encourage students to engage with a broader range of literature, to encourage critical thinking around subject…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Attitudes, Critical Thinking, Peer Influence
Allhusen, Virginia; Belsky, Jay; Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L.; Bradley, Robert; Brownwell, Celia A; Burchinal, Margaret; Campbell, Susan B.; Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Cox, Martha; Friedman, Sarah L.; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathryn; Houts, Renate M.; Huston, Aletha; Jaeger, Elizabeth; Johnson, Deborah J.; Kelly, Jean F.; Knoke, Bonnie; Marshall, Nancy; McCartney, Kathleen; Morrison, Frederick J.; O'Brien, Marion; Tresch Owen, Margaret; Payne, Chris; Phillips, Deborah; Pianta, Robert; Randolph, Suzanne M.; Robeson, Wendy W.; Spieker, Susan; Lowe Vandell, Deborah; Weinraub, Marsha – Developmental Psychology, 2004
This study evaluated the extent to which first-grade class size predicted child outcomes and observed classroom processes for 651 children (in separate classrooms). Analyses examined observed child-adult ratios and teacher-reported class sizes. Smaller classrooms showed higher quality instructional and emotional support, although children were…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Group Activities, Literacy, Family Income
Tanner, Kimberly; Chatman, Liesl S.; Allen, Deborah – Cell Biology Education, 2003
One approach to providing collaborative opportunities for students of biology is cooperative learning, a theoretically grounded and well-researched approach in education that can increase students' learning of subject matter and improve their attitudes toward both academics in general and the subject matter specifically. This article presents an…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cytology, Biology, Educational Opportunities
