Creative Controversy
Creative Controversy

Author: David W. Johnson

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13:

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Creative Controversy: Intellectual Challenge in the Classroom.

Constructive Controversy
Constructive Controversy

Author: David W. Johnson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-06-18

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1107089816

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Using the social psychological theory of 'constructive controversy', this book analyses the nature of disagreement among members of decision-making groups. It addresses questions such as: do differences of opinion enhance or obstruct creative thinking? And why do people make decisions based only on their own perspective without considering alternative viewpoints?

Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning

Author: Adrian Ashman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-12-16

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1134412193

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This book recognizes the importance of cooperative learning, in contrast to the traditional classroom, as an effective approach to learning. Its coverage of the subject ranges across the educational spectrum, from pre-school years to university, and offers a fresh perspective on a topic that has gained increasing interest worldwide. With contributions from an international panel of leading experts in the field, this engaging text succeeds in providing key insights, linking the theories that underpin the study of group dynamics to their practical application in the classroom. It presents a comprehensive overview of this alternative educative approach, illustrating how cooperative learning experiences can promote socialisation and friendships, and facilitate learning. The editors assemble a range of well-researched essays, covering such aspects as: * The importance of teacher and student interaction * Small group, virtual and non-virtual teaching environments * Assessment practices for measuring the outcomes of individual and group progress * The effect of cooperative learning on relationships amongst students with diverse cultural, social and learning needs. Illustrated with practical examples throughout, this book will be a crucial read for teacher educators, educational psychologists, student teachers, academics and researchers who want to realize the significant potential of cooperative learning in all educational settings.

Active Learning
Active Learning

Author: Sílvio Manuel Brito

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2019-10-02

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1839622431

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Active learning is now a form of learning that accompanies the knowledge evolution that challenges the learner to promote it, but also encourages him to investigate and become emotionally involved in the task. The great key to obtaining this behavior successfully depends, therefore, on the subject's involvement and ability to undertake, so that active learning becomes emotional entrepreneurial learning that generates new ideas and new forms of knowledge. From memorization, we move on to inquiry, from questioning to constructive participation, from hypostasis to problem-solving, from generalization to critical thinking. When we look at this book, we see real examples, concrete, and senses, from the most important act of human nature: learning!