The Principles of Cooperative Learning in an Oral Communication Course in English: A Descriptive Analysis

 

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Upphovsman: Zúñiga Vargas, Juan Pablo
Materialtyp: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Utgivningstid:2014
Beskrivning:This article reports on the findings of a research conducted to describe the occurrence and effect of the principles of Cooperative Learning in an oral communication course in English for sophomores during one semester at a public university in Costa Rica. To collect data for the study, three instruments were used, an interview for the professor of the group, a questionnaire for the students, and class observations. The data collected were triangulated by means of predetermined categories of analysis. Overall, the findings obtained indicate that the use of Cooperative Learning, in addition to the professor’s commitment to support her students to learn, has produced significant results.
Land:Portal de Revistas UNA
Organisation:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Språk:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/7304
Länkar:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ensayospedagogicos/article/view/7304
Nyckelord:Cooperative Learning
positive interdependence
individual and group accountability
promotive interaction
interpersonal and small group skills
group processing