Learning Together: Intergenerational Literature Circles as Sites for Multi-Layered Learning

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-192
Author(s):  
Lynn Lemisko ◽  
Margaret Epp
Keyword(s):  
Literature Circles ◽  
Layered Learning ◽  
Learning Together

scholarly journals A Context for Professional Learning: Teacher Candidates in Intergenerational Literature Circles

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Lemisko ◽  
Marg Epp
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Literature Circles ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Layered Learning ◽  
Literature Circle ◽  
Teaching Learning

Our findings indicate that intergenerational literature circles were sites where multi-layered learning took place for teacher candidates. These adult learners developed a deeper understanding of and how children read, learn concepts and respond to text and they enhanced their understandings of multiple perspectives. Teacher candidates indicated that co-learning in the context of a literature circle helped them in their transformation into professional teachers as they experienced and reflected on learners, learning and teaching/learning strategies. Many revised their definitions of ‘teacher’ as a result of their experiences in intergenerational literature circles.

The Effect of Applying Learning Together Method on the Students’ Reading Comprehension

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haryato Siregar ◽  
Elia Masa Ginting
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Multiple Choice Test ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Learning Together

This study was aimed at finding out the effect of applying Learning Together Method on the students’ reading comprehension. This study used the experimental design. The population of this study was the students of SMP Negeri 1 Muara. There were sixty students of eighth class as the sample of the research. This study was conducted with two randomized groups namely experimental and control group. The experimental group was taught by applying Learning Together Method while control group was taught without applying Learning Together Method. The instrument of collecting the data was multiple choice test which consists of 20 items. To obtain the reliability of the test, the researcher used Kuder-Richardson (KR-21) formula. The calculation shows the reliability was 0.82(high). The data were analyzed by using t-test. The calculation shows that t-observed (4.9) is higher than t-table (2.00) at the level of significance (α) 0.05 with the degree of freedom (df) 58. Therefore, the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. It means that teaching reading comprehension by applying Learning Together Method significantly affect reading comprehension. Keywords: Learning Together Method, Reading Comprehension

Literature Circles: Access to Texts

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-109
Author(s):  
Ronna J. Levy
Keyword(s):  
Literature Circles

Participating in an international project on readers’ response to Lord of the Flies: insights into undergraduate students’ responses

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Ghazal Kazim Syed ◽  
Manzoor-ul-Mustafa Panhwar
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
International Study ◽  
Literature Circles ◽  
Collaborative Teaching ◽  
International Project ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Lord Of The Flies ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Teaching Pedagogies

<p>This paper presents the findings of a study based on students’ response to participating in an international project. This international project was a collaboration between Pakistan, the UK and Norway. Collaborative teaching techniques of using literature circles within each class and google circles across the three contexts (online) were used. Twelve participating students from Pakistan were interviewed to explore their reactions to the international study. Students felt that they learnt new things from the use of these innovative methods, were able to learn from foreigners and felt a sense of connectivity to their groups. It is recommended that students from Pakistan be given such exposure to overcome their hesitation. It is recommended that further research be carried out in other contexts as well to determine if the use of such teaching pedagogies can benefit other teachers of literature.</p>

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