Group Learning

... use, teachers" selection of instructional strategies can be affected by many factors. For example, increased pressure to meet academic standards using individualized tests might detract from the group-oriented procedures that characterize cooperative learning. Other factors that can affect teacher selection of instructional strategies are class size and students" behavioral problems. Some of these findings might be considered surprising because they appear ... social skills simultaneously, without feeling as if they are wasting time on something the syllabus does not demand. But the gre...

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... depending on the opinions and ideas of other people, in other words, learning that is "self-governed". This would generally be the most accepted method of learning in further education although the focus is moving into accepting group learning as an equally valid way to learn. Independent learning does improve various skills that are valued in the work place. It teaches people to use their ... someone not getting one. However, there are different types of groups. The meaning of the word group is a "number of people near, classed, or working together". This means that a lecture, is effec...

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... that a collaborative system of governance and closely controlled by the teacher. While there are many mechanisms for group analysis and introspection the fundamental approach is teacher centered whereas collaborative learning is more student centered. According to Panitz (1996, p. 1), "Collaborative learning (CL) is a personal philosophy, not just a classroom technique. In all situations where people come together ... values, pro social communication skills, perspective taking, integrated identity and higher thinking processes." Based on the cooperative learning experience in class, my c...

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... and used by many in the field of psychology. The main objective of this paper is to determine if latent and insight learning differed significantly from operant and classical conditioning. As a group we came to determine that latent and insight learning do not differ significantly from classical and operant conditioning, but their objectives are what separate them from each other. Insight and ... latent learning do not differ significantly from classical and operant conditioning; instead they accomplish different goals using similar methods. Our group was comprised of 7 girls in first ye...

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... questions is "What is involved in determining and meeting learning styles?" (Stewart, 1990 , 372) To appropriately instruct a group, whether it be of adults, children, people aware of their learning styles, or those who aren't it is first necessary to asses and assign learning styles. Otherwise you cannot hope to reach the whole group of student you are attempting to teach. The thing to ... grasp how important computers are now. They do help teachers as amazing resources of research to better understand learning styles. Along with having an incredible amount of suggestions and activitie...

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... willingness to accept and participate actively in their environment (Semerez, 2003, p.150). A primary purpose of this view can be described as the development of self-actualized, autonomous people, learning is student centered and personalized, and the educator's role is that of a facilitator. Maslow's work developed a model of human development which demonstrates there is a hierarchy of needs. ... p.71). The fact that individuals differ in a variety of ways poses a significant challenge to the training environment. It is important that I understand this, not only to facilitate successfu...

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... the children strict vocabulary they would not have found the lesson as engaging and therefore may not have been as attentive. To explore creative learning further, it is necessary to clarify how it is defined socially, culturally and personally. Many believe that 'creative' is a certain ... at a young age. Nevertheless, models such as VARK should still be used with older children. If teachers were to base their objectives around creative learning it would provide pupils the chance to experiment with their senses; touch, taste, hear, smell and sight. The importance of giving children...

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... stage and transition stage in our handful of classes. In my opinion this class is about self focus through group experience. This group is meant to be experienced as a group of people with an individual self-focus. We are learning about group dynamics through participating in this group. Our meetings have been real-life, textbook occurrences. The initial stage is defined as developing trust, clarifying personal ... non-disclosure. An example of this contributing factor would be "it is true that members can learn by observing interactions and reacting nonverbally, (but) their learning wi...

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... ; creating better supportive relationships, increased communication skills, and the development of higher level thinking. Hilke (1990) defines cooperative learning as the organizational structure where a group of students work together to pursue academic goals. The goals this type of learning deals with are- to encourage healthy group interaction, develop academic cooperation among students, build student self-esteem, and enhance academic achievement. By having the students ... because the students are allowed to study areas that they are more interested in, and share with other group me...

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... learning styles and abilities of those in the class. These test results separated each style into two parts. These two parts would be very opposite and often make the reader have higher order thinking time in order to determine their place in the rankings. The rankings, however, are not concrete and are flexible in certain situations or subjects. One group ... choosing the higher order thinking assignments as their best pieces of work. With both the active and reflective learners, some conflicts in learning styles may be in the classroom. In order to help themselves, the learners need to...

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