M. Ed. / The aim of this research study was to provide teachers and managers in the field of education with strategies for beginning to use cooperative learning or improving the current use of this important instructional tool. It will help teachers and managers to understand conceptually what cooperative learning is and what makes it work. Such understanding must precede practical experience using cooperative learning day in day out in classrooms. The need for this combination of conceptual knowledge and practical experience is what makes teaching the complex activity that is and why it takes many years to master. Cooperative learning and the management thereof by headmasters and heads of departments helps raise the achievement of all students, including those who are gifted or academically handicapped. Secondly, it helps teachers build positive relationships among students, which is the heart of creating a learning community that values diversity. Thirdly, it gives students the experience they need for healthy social, psychological and cognitive development. Cooperative learning's ability to work three fronts at the same time places it above all other instructional methods with cooperative learning, and the effective management thereof teachers become engineer who structure and facilitate team learning efforts rather than workers who simply pour knowledge into pupils work stations. The major findings are recommended in the field of education. Literature review indicated among other aspects that collaborate and competence were essential for school effectiveness.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:3548 |
| Date | 05 September 2012 |
| Creators | Nhlapo, Nhlapo |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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