The Importance of Emphasizing Individual Learning in the "Collaborative Learning Era"

Autor/inn/en	Yadin, Aharon; Or-Bach, Rachel
Titel	The Importance of Emphasizing Individual Learning in the "Collaborative Learning Era"
Quelle	In: Journal of Information Systems Education, 21 (2010) 2, S.185-194 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1055-3096
Schlagwörter	Homework; Research Tools; Dropout Rate; Learning Processes; Self Efficacy; Assignments; Student Evaluation; Educational Principles; Academic Achievement; Cheating; Computer Science Education; Information Systems; Student Surveys; Cooperative Learning; Instructional Effectiveness; Academic Failure; Individual Activities; Plagiarism; Teaching Methods; Educational Strategies; Integrated Learning Systems; Interviews; Questionnaires; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hausaufgabe; Forschungsmittel; Learning process; Lernprozess; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Bildungsprinzip; Schulleistung; Prellen; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Schülerbefragung; Kooperatives Lernen; Unterrichtserfolg; Individual work; Einzelarbeit; Plagiat; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrstrategie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Collegestudent
Abstract	In this paper we describe an instructional tactic of individually assigned homework that promotes and strengthens individual learning processes. We claim that current emphasis on the benefits of collaborative learning belittles the importance of individual learning processes and reduces the opportunities to require and assess individual learning within IS education. In our study, which used specially designed individual assignments, we succeeded in dramatically reducing the failure rate in two courses in two consecutive semesters. We present findings from additional research tools that support and explain the change we found in the failure rate when the tactic of the individually assigned homework was used. We conclude with some implications of the suggested tactic including dealing with academic dishonesty and lowering the dropout rate in IS education. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). c/o Al Harris, JISE Editor Emeritus, Department of Computer Information Systems, Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Tel: 828-262-6180; Fax: 828-262-6190; e-mail: editor@jise.org; Web site: http://www.jise.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10