Cooperative learning in higher education : across the disciplines, across the academy / Barbara J Millis
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TextPublication details: Sterling : Stylus Publishing, 2010Description: xvii, 233 p. 23 cmISBN: - 9781579223298
- 378.176 MIL
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This book provides an ideal introduction for faculty contemplating using cooperative learning approaches in his or her classes.The chapters showcase cooperative learning as it's practiced while introducing the reader to major principles such as individual accountability, positive interdependence, heterogeneous teams, group processing, and social or leadership skills. The chapters build upon, and cross-reference, each other, describing particular methods and activities in detail. They explain how and why the authors may differ about specific practices while exemplifying reflective approaches to teaching that never fail to address important assessment issues. The authors describe the application of cooperative learning in disciplines as varied as biology, economics, educational psychology, financial accounting, general chemistry, and literature
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