Top 10 Reasons Students Dislike Working in Small Groups... and Why I Do It Anyway

Autor/in	Taylor, Ann
Titel	Top 10 Reasons Students Dislike Working in Small Groups... and Why I Do It Anyway
Quelle	In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 39 (2011) 3, S.219-220 (2 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-8175
DOI	10.1002/bmb.20511
Schlagwörter	Small Group Instruction; Group Dynamics; Educational Practices; Interest Inventories; Student Attitudes; Class Activities; Problem Sets; Teaching Methods; Cooperative Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gruppendynamik; Bildungspraxis; Interest profile; Interessenprofil; Schülerverhalten; Problemstellung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kooperatives Lernen
Abstract	Last semester, the author had a particularly vocal class that made it clear that they disliked small group exercises. In an attempt to understand their discomfort, she had this class generate a list of the top 10 reasons they disliked small group exercises. Some of the reasons listed by the students are exactly why the author uses small group work in class--it does put the work on the students and it is hard to sleep during a small group exercise. Student concerns can be categorized into three main areas: (1) group dynamics; (2) learning process; and (3) preparation and participation. The author continues to use small groups in her classroom because it works, and she has found that, by the end of the semester, there are improvements in students' performance, teamwork, and ability to solve problems. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10