Perceptions of low ability students on group project work and cooperative learning

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Koh ◽  
Oon Seng Tan ◽  
C. K. John Wang ◽  
Jessie Ee ◽  
Woon Chia Liu
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Group Project ◽  
Low Ability

scholarly journals Е-ENVIRONMENT BASED ON MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF GROUP PROJECT WORK OF STUDENTS AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena G. Glazunova ◽  
Olena G. Kuzminska ◽  
Tetyana V. Voloshyna ◽  
Taisia P. Sayapina ◽  
Valentyna I. Korolchuk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Environmental Sciences ◽  
Group Project ◽  
Project Method ◽  
Environment Model ◽  
National University

Materials of the article are devoted to the experience of implementing cloud services in the process of training students at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. The latest research in the field of designing and creating e-environments for the organization of group project work has been analyzed. The e-environment model based on Microsoft SharePoint is developed and the method of using Office 365 cloud services in a single e-environment for organizing group project work of students is given. This article offers the developed criteria and selected tools for assessing the effectiveness of using the e-environment for the organization of group project work. It presents the materials and analysis of the results of applying the project method in the course of studying the academic discipline “Information Technologies” at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. It also defines the advantages of applying e-environment based on Microsoft SharePoint for the organization of students’ project work.

STUDENT'S CO-CONSTRUCTION OF GROUP PROJECT WORK VIA TWIKI

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAMUEL KAI-WAH CHU ◽  
JOHN NGAI CHEUNG ◽  
LISA DUAN YANG MA ◽  
DAVID WILCK KA WAI LEUNG
Keyword(s):  
Project Work ◽  
Group Project

scholarly journals Teaching “Cross-cultural Communication” through Content Based Instruction: Curriculum Design and Learning Outcome from EFL Learners’ Perspectives

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Ti Heather Tseng
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Group Project ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Based Instruction

This study aims to investigate EFL learners’ perspectives for the effectiveness of content-based instruction in a cross-cultural communication course. The main objectives of this study are three-folds: (1) to examine students’ perspectives regarding the effectiveness of content learning; (2) to examine students’ perspectives regarding the effectiveness of language learning; and (3) to examine students’ perspectives regarding the effectiveness of cooperative learning and development of critical thinking. Sixty non-English major EFL students from a university in Northern Taiwan participated in this study. A variety of tasks such as readings of a variety of authentic texts, viewing movie and video clips, discussing in groups, and accomplishing a group project were employed to have students actively explore the subject content and concurrently work on their language skills. Students were also required to evaluate their peers’ final group project with provided evaluation criteria. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore what students were able to learn from this course and the challenges they have encountered. The results from students’ feedback revealed their positive gains in the areas of content knowledge as well as the enhanced language skills. Some perceived difficulties among students such as inability to fully comprehend the input or to produce effective output were reported and the pedagogical solutions were suggested. Other benefits such as constructive cooperative learning, enhanced critical thinking, and boosted confidence in the target language use were also reported by the learners.

scholarly journals Developing Student Meta-Cognition in a Design Course.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan L. Steele
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Group Project ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Main Route ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Capstone Project ◽  
Planning Group

practice can help with developing professional skills. To encourage the development of self reflection and ultimately meta-cognition related to project and design work, undergraduate electrical engineering students in anon-capstone project course undertook reflection exercises on their group project. The instructor observed a range of abilities to undertake the reflections, with some not going beyond describing the work that they had done, whereas others started to show a deeper consideration and thinking about their project work. The main route for reflection was a reflection journal, where five entries were required over the period of the project. The choice of reflection topic was up to the student except in one entry case when a mandatory question on life long learning was asked. For each of the other reflections a suggestion was provided for a reflection topic. Other opportunities for reflection were included with questionnaires at the beginning and end of the course, as well as presentations including one describing one thing the group had learned.The individual experiences of students in a first major group project course allow a range of reflections to occur, from ideas about planning, group work, problem solving and design being potential areas for discussion. Evaluation here is restricted to the instructors observations and not a detailed analysis of the student’s reflection work. This is an early examination of reflection and meta-cognition of the students but there areindications that students are taking the first steps in considering their approaches to project and design work.

First-year Undergraduate Experiences of Group Project Work

2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Bourner ◽  
Mark Hughes ◽  
Tom Bourner
Keyword(s):  
Project Work ◽  
First Year ◽  
Group Project
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