Cooperative learning : undergraduate students' perceptions of their learning : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorKirk, P. K
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-10T23:15:25Z
dc.date.available2016-07-10T23:15:25Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractThis study explores undergraduate students' perceptions of their learning when working in a cooperative and collaborative learning environment. Although the literature reports on the effectiveness of these approaches, there is little research available on how university students make sense and meaning of their experiences while learning in this environment. Forty-four participants were drawn from an Introduction to Research Methods course. They were asked to journal their perceptions, and send them electronically to the researcher. One hundred and ninety-seven journal entries were received over a twelve-week period. Major themes were extracted from the data drawing on a phenomenographic approach, which considers the interaction between the students, the content of the learning material, and the overall learning environment. The major findings were that cooperative and collaborative learning groups: • require students to shift their thinking from working independently to working interdependently; • require more emotional energy than traditional forms of learning; • require students to have a range of positive, interpersonal and problem-solving skills; and • require lecturers and students to have the appropriate skills, values and attitudes to achieve their academic tasks. This study has implications for teaching practice, in particular the development, design and planning of cooperative and collaborative course work.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/8394
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectGroup work in educationen_US
dc.subjectCollege studentsen_US
dc.subjectWellington, New Zealanden_US
dc.titleCooperative learning : undergraduate students' perceptions of their learning : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorKirk, P. Ken_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEducationen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Education (M. Ed.)en_US
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