Title Collaborative learning techniques : a handbook for college faculty / Elizabeth F. Barkley, Claire Howell Major, K. Patricia Cross

Edition Second edition Published San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Brand, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 417 pages) Series The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series. Contents Part 1. Establishing the context. Collaborative learning: coming to terms with the term -- The case for collaborative learning -- Part 2. Implementing collaborative learning. Designing the learning task -- Orienting students -- Forming groups -- Helping students facilitate group work -- Evaluating and grading group work -- Avoiding and resolving problems -- Part 3. Collaborative Learning Techniques (CoLTs). Discussion CoLTs -- Reciprocal teaching CoLTs -- Problem solving CoLTs -- Graphic organizing CoLTs -- Writing CoLTs -- Game CoLTs Summary A guide to thirty-five creative assignments for pairs and groups Collaborative Learning Techniques is the bestseller that college and university faculty around the world have used to help them make the most of small group learning. A mountain of evidence shows that students who learn in small groups together exhibit higher academic achievement, motivation, and satisfaction than those who don't. Collaborative learning puts into practice the major conclusion from learning theory: that students must be actively engaged in building their own minds. In this book, the authors synthesize the relevant Analysis Business Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Copyright © Jossey-Bass English Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Team learning approach in education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc College teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc EDUCATION -- Higher. College teaching. Team learning approach in education. Genre/Form Electronic books Handbooks and manuals. Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels. Form Electronic book Author Major, Claire Howell, author. Cross, K. Patricia (Kathryn Patricia), 1926- author. LC no. 2014029316 ISBN 9781118761267 111876126X 9781118761670 1118761677

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