Michele Wirt Theory Paper - 0 views
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Supported by: Clark and Mayer, 2003 “The final examination test scores shown in Table 11.2….results showed best outcomes for learners working together and for learners who followed the structured study format. The highest average was from the pairs that used a structured assignment. From this study we learn that both collaboration and structure contribute to better learning.”
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melissa wilson on 14 Jun 07I completely understand what you are saying and per the article, I can see how it would support your assumption. I would be curious to know whether any bias exists, such as in the study population. The study revealed that the best outcomes came from learners working together and for those who followed a structured study format, but was the entire testing population similar in ability to begin with?
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mbw03e on 16 Jun 07Good point there---I wondered something along the same lines, I guess the operative phrase here is "contribute to", rather than "ensure" or "guarantee".... The article did also state that other studies revealed dissimilar results.... mwirt
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Learning styles that contribute to student diversity are in my view a lesser hindrance to CL than gender and personality types
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Interesting point! I can definitely see learning styles not being too much of a hinderance, as each learner can work in areas they are best in. I can see personality as being much more of an issue, in regards to social aspects and working together. The one I'm not quite sure on is gender...can you please clarify how gender hinders CL?
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I apologize...I actually see your study noted above in the Collaborative tasks/methods section that addressed the effects of gender. Thanks!
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Ok-- It was also interesting to note the by-now-stereotypical reaction of females in mixed gender groups to be reluctant to perpetuate certain types of responses/conflict for fear of being perceived as "aggressive" or "dominating".... michele w.
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“CL requires a lot of up-front planning and organizing, if the project is to be effective, and the outcomes measurable” Supported by: Writing Quality Learning Objectives, Park University “Learning objectives (often called performance objectives or competencies) are brief, clear, specific statements of what learners will be able to perform at the conclusion of instructional activities. Learning objectives stem from course objectives; course objectives are broad statements reflecting general course goals and outcomes, while learning objectives are targeted statements about expected student performance.”
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I'm not quite sure how the evidence provided here supports the actual assumption about CL. The evidence appears to merely explain objectives, rather than reflect their correlation to effective CL.
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The integration of course objectives/goals/outcomes INTO the writing of the learning objectives to reflect expected performances requires that the instructor nearly take his or her course themselves; I tried to say that in my third column there, could use rewording, any suggestions? mwirt
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