Cooperative Learning Integrating Theory and Practice |
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Author:
| Gillies, Robyn M. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4129-4048-1 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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Although cooperative learning is widely endorsed as a pedagogical practice that promotes learning and socialization among students, teachers still struggle with how to introduce it into their classrooms.
This book aims to overcome the challenges by:
- detailing how teachers can establish cooperative learning in their classrooms to promote student engagement and learning
- elaborating on how teachers′ discourse can challenge children′s thinking and scaffold...
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Although cooperative learning is widely endorsed as a pedagogical practice that promotes learning and socialization among students, teachers still struggle with how to introduce it into their classrooms.
This book aims to overcome the challenges by:
- detailing how teachers can establish cooperative learning in their classrooms to promote student engagement and learning
- elaborating on how teachers′ discourse can challenge children′s thinking and scaffold their learning
- outlining how to promote student discourse during small group experiences
- providing explicit examples of the link between theory, research, and practice.