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Study Skills

Study Skills. Topic 15 Collaborative Learning PowerPoint by JoAnn Yaworski. Goals of Collaborative Reading. Increase knowledge of the subject through interactions with others. Minimize confusions/misinterpretations of assigned material. Gain ease in working with others in a group situation.

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Study Skills

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  1. Study Skills Topic 15 Collaborative Learning PowerPoint by JoAnn Yaworski ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

  2. Goals of Collaborative Reading • Increase knowledge of the subject through interactions with others. • Minimize confusions/misinterpretations of assigned material. • Gain ease in working with others in a group situation. • Increase skill in making group decisions. • Increase critical thinking skills. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

  3. Problems: One person doing all of the work. Miscommunications between group members (focus of material, meeting time and place, ideas). Members get off task. Group members not completing assigned duties. Solutions: Delegate work assignments. Appoint a leader or coordinator. Establish clear objectives. Set deadlines. Problems with Group Learning ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

  4. Literature Circles • Students choose a novel from an instructor-approved list. • Students join small groups depending upon which novel they choose. • Each group meets at a specified time during class to discuss each chapter of the novel. • Students prepare specific discussion questions and take notes on the chapter before class. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

  5. Literature Circles (continued…) • Groups activities are led by students and observed by the instructor. • Instructors evaluate students by observing the groups. • The purpose is to create a classroom that is a “Community of Learners.” ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

  6. Literature Circles: What is Expected from the Student Students should be prepared to: • Discuss their reactions to the novel. • Discuss elements of literature and literary devices (e.g., character development, foreshadowing, theme, conflict, etc.). • Discuss elements of the novel they enjoyed. • Ask questions about anything that was misunderstood. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

  7. Group Learning in Education • Each person in the group takes turns being the discussion leader for a given topic. • The group leader is responsible for creating the discussion questions prior to class. • Group members discuss solutions to the problems that the discussion leader raises. • Discussion leaders summarize and present a summary of their group’s response to the whole class. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

  8. Group Learning inForeign Language Group activities for learning foreign languages: • Foreign films– meet with a group to view and analyze foreign films. • Conversation groups – meet periodically to practice conversational skills. • Restaurants– meet with group at a restaurant that specializes in the cuisine of the culture. • Competitions – enter the group in competitions that require the use of the language being studied. • Foreign language fairs – enter the group in activities promoted by foreign language organizations. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

  9. Group Learning in theSocial Sciences Suggestions for group: • Prepare group for presentation (discuss the who, what, when, why, and how of the topic being presented). • Discuss and establish clear goals of the information gathering process with group members (will information be found on the internet, library, or scholarly journals). • Group members gather information and discuss findings with the group. • Group members decide how to adapt information into the finished presentation. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

  10. Transferring Group Learningto the Work Place Contingency Planning Groups prepare emergency plans for organizations and facilities in the event of a disaster (e.g., earthquakes, terrorism, tornados). Groups work together to: • Establish a plan of action in the event of an emergency according to your organizational needs (e.g., how to relocate patients from a medical facility damaged by an earthquake to safety). • Train staff on how to implement the plan (through disaster drills). • Make adjustments to contingency plan as needed (through evaluations and group input). ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

  11. Visit the Longman Study Skills Web Site http://www.ablongman.com/studyskills ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

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