Promoting Cooperative Learning in the Classroom: Comparing Explicit and Implicit Training Techniques

Promoting Cooperative Learning in the Classroom: Comparing Explicit and Implicit Training Techniques

In this study, we investigated whether providing 4th and 5th-grade students with explicit instruction in prerequisite cooperative-learning skills and techniques would enhance their academic performance and promote in them positive attitudes towards cooperative learning. Overall, students who receive...

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Main Authors: Anne Elliott, Vera Woloshyn, Susan Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brock University 2003-07-01
Series:Brock Education: a Journal of Educational Research and Practice
Online Access:http://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/35
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spelling doaj-0a1b108d78914f99a9e55688b76480282020-11-24T23:08:23ZengBrock UniversityBrock Education: a Journal of Educational Research and Practice1183-11892003-07-01122Promoting Cooperative Learning in the Classroom: Comparing Explicit and Implicit Training TechniquesAnne ElliottVera WoloshynSusan MitchellIn this study, we investigated whether providing 4th and 5th-grade students with explicit instruction in prerequisite cooperative-learning skills and techniques would enhance their academic performance and promote in them positive attitudes towards cooperative learning. Overall, students who received explicit training outperformed their peers on both the unit project and test and presented more favourable attitudes towards cooperative learning. The findings of this study support the use of explicitly instructing students about the components of cooperative learning prior to engaging in collaborative activities. Implications for teacher-education are discussed.http://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/35
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description In this study, we investigated whether providing 4th and 5th-grade students with explicit instruction in prerequisite cooperative-learning skills and techniques would enhance their academic performance and promote in them positive attitudes towards cooperative learning. Overall, students who received explicit training outperformed their peers on both the unit project and test and presented more favourable attitudes towards cooperative learning. The findings of this study support the use of explicitly instructing students about the components of cooperative learning prior to engaging in collaborative activities. Implications for teacher-education are discussed.
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