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Undergraduate Hispanic Student Response To Cooperative Learning, Bobbette M. Morgan, Graciela P. Rosenberg, Lori Wells Jun 2010

Undergraduate Hispanic Student Response To Cooperative Learning, Bobbette M. Morgan, Graciela P. Rosenberg, Lori Wells

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications and Presentations

Three classes of undergraduate Hispanic students assigned to an ESL professor and a teaching assistant were selected to experience cooperative learning over a full semester. Pre-semester surveys were completed by 80 undergraduate students. Post-semester surveys were completed by 66 undergraduate students. Strategies used in the classes included Think-Pair-Share, Ticket Out the Door, Jigsaw and being a member of a base group. This study is based upon theories of social interdependence, cognitive development, and behavioral learning. The surveys were completed by the university students to compare and contrast knowledge about their experiences in: 1) individual learning, and 2) learning with a …


Cooperative Learning With Undergraduate Hispanic Students: Results And Professors’ Interviews, Bobbette M. Morgan, Bret Lefler, Ruth A. Keitz Oct 2008

Cooperative Learning With Undergraduate Hispanic Students: Results And Professors’ Interviews, Bobbette M. Morgan, Bret Lefler, Ruth A. Keitz

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications and Presentations

Classes of undergraduate Hispanic students assigned to two professors were identified to determine the level of cooperative learning being implemented and to allow the professors to reflect on their experiences over a full semester. Pre-semester and post-semester surveys were completed by each of the undergraduate students. This study is based upon theories of social interdependence, cognitive development, and behavioral learning. The surveys were completed by the university students to determine their experiences in: 1) individual learning, and 2) learning with a partner(s). Interviews of the professors are included. Results of the surveys were analyzed. Results are reported. The authors also …


Cooperative Learning, Jigsaw Strategies, And Reflections Of Graduate And Undergraduate Education Students, Bobbette M. Morgan, Alma D. Rodriguez, Graciela P. Rosenberg Feb 2008

Cooperative Learning, Jigsaw Strategies, And Reflections Of Graduate And Undergraduate Education Students, Bobbette M. Morgan, Alma D. Rodriguez, Graciela P. Rosenberg

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications and Presentations

Classes of undergraduate and graduate students assigned to three professors were used to experience cooperative learning, jigsaw strategies, and to reflect on the process that occurred over a semester. The work is based upon theories of social interdependence, cognitive development, and behavioral learning. Pre- and post surveys were completed by 23 graduate and 57 undergraduate education students to compare and contrast knowledge about their experiences working cooperatively and specifically in a jigsaw format that included the role of expert, preparation pairs, and in groups of three where positive interdependence is structured through resource interdependence with a summary by the professor. …