Cooperative learning: Developing an observation instrument for student interactions

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kern, Anne L ^a   Moore, Tamara J ^b   Akillioglu, F Caglin ^a  

^a Science Education

^b University of Minnesota

Author keywords

Cooperative learning; Cooperative learning elements; Observation protocol; Teaming

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE TEAMING; COLLABORATIVE WORKING; COOPERATIVE LEARNING; COOPERATIVE LEARNING ELEMENTS; ENGINEERING EDUCATORS; ENGINEERING STUDENTS; FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION; GROUP PROCESSING; JOHNSON AND JOHNSON; MIXED METHODS; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMING; OBSERVATION PROTOCOL; SMALL GROUPS; SOCIAL SKILLS; STUDENT INTERACTIONS; TEAMING;

CURRICULA; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING; FLOW INTERACTIONS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TECHNOLOGY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 50049094556     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2007.4417852     Document Type: Conference Paper

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