Integrating Cooperative Learning Activities to Instruction at Tertiary Education Level: A Qualitative Portrayal of the Experience

dc.creator	Irshad Hussain
dc.creator	Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Athar Khan
dc.creator	Shazia Ramzan
dc.date	2013-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:06:39Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:06:39Z
dc.identifier	1027-9776
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f82d5bb0aa7f430c961a028c08cfdf18
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/10659
dc.description	This paper is a qualitative portrayal of personal experience of the author in which he engaged tertiary education students in cooperative learning activities in the classroom. It is based on his observational notes taken during instructional process, involvement of learners in cooperative learning activities, and their reflection on these activities. The experience focused on assessing the effectiveness of cooperative learning activities. It is described that the researcher taught a course on “learning technologies” for two years to two different Master’s classes consecutively. The researcher designed and offered activities to learners for their active learning. According to the experience cooperative learning appeared to be highly constructive to students’ learning. The Students were seemed to be learning to assuming the responsibility for their learning in groups, whereas the instructor became familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of their students through observation. The instructor and students reported cooperative learning activities to be useful in enhancing their learning, developing problem-solving approach, critical thinking and communication skills along with motivation. It appeared to be empowering students with the power of critical thinking and reflective practice.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Islamia University of Bahawalpur
dc.relation	http://www.iub.edu.pk/jer/Home.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1027-9776
dc.source	Journal of Educational Research, Vol 16, Iss 01, Pp 33-50 (2013)
dc.subject	Cooperative Learning
dc.subject	Tertiary Education
dc.subject	Learning Technologies
dc.subject	Social Skills
dc.subject	Qualitative Research
dc.subject	Learning Outcomes
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Integrating Cooperative Learning Activities to Instruction at Tertiary Education Level: A Qualitative Portrayal of the Experience
dc.type	article