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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812425103321

Autore

Barkley Elizabeth F.

Titolo

Collaborative learning techniques : a handbook for college faculty / / Elizabeth F. Barkley, Claire Howell Major, K. Patricia Cross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-76126-X

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 pages)

Collana

The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education series Collaborative learning techniques

Disciplina

378.1/2

Soggetti

Team learning approach in education

College teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Establishing the context -- Part 2. Implementing collaborative learning -- Part 3. Collaborative learning techniques.

Sommario/riassunto

A guide to thirty-five creative assignments for pairs and groups Collaborative Learning Techniques is the bestseller that college and university faculty around the world have used to help them make the most of small group learning. A mountain of evidence shows that students who learn in small groups together exhibit higher academic achievement, motivation, and satisfaction than those who don't. Collaborative learning puts into practice the major conclusion from learning theory: that students must be actively engaged in building their own minds. In this book, the authors synth