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

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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors: Barkley, Elizabeth F. (Author), Major, Claire Howell (Author), Cross, K. Patricia (Kathryn Patricia), 1926- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Brand, [2014]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
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Summary: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 synthesize the relevant.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 417 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118761267
111876126X
9781118761670
1118761677