This site asks, what is a collaborative classroom? Visit this web page to view learning and thinking curricula that require a commitment to collaboration. (
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/rpl_esys/collab.htm
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ERIC Digest #78 discusses cross-age and peer tutoring, methods of instruction in which learners both help each other and learn by teaching. (
http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/digests/d78.html
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This site analyzes the different perspectives students from a group-learning background bring to problem-solving situations. (
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~lsherry/cscl/Feltovich_Spiro.html
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ERIC Digest #130 reveals the value of collaborative or group learning in promoting students' thinking. (
http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-2/learning.htm
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This site analyzes the different perspectives students from a group-learning background bring to problem-solving situations. (
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~lsherry/cscl/Feltovich_Spiro.html
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This site explains that language acquisition is determined by a complex interaction of a number of critical input and output contexts. (
http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-1/talk.htm
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This article compares the effects of cooperative learning and traditional teaching strategies on achievement in earth science at middle and high schools. (
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/w5-resources.html
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This ERIC Digest features a host of reasons for using cooperative learning approaches in preschool centers and primary school. (
http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9211/cooperative.htm
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Visit this web page to gather some suggestions for conducting cooperative learning lessons, including guidelines for group size and the jigsaw approach. (
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/msh/llc/is/cl.html
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This site shares findings from educational research regarding the collaborative use of technology. (
http://www.ul.ie/~idc/library/papersreports/LiamBannon/12/LBMarat.html
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This ERIC Digest describes research findings, mainly in elementary social studies classrooms, on the effects of cooperative learning. (
http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-923/cooperative.htm
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At this site you may view examples of collaborative lessons for all subject areas (grades PK-12). (
http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/">http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/
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Pay a visit to this site to find cooperative learning activities and lessons by subject area for grades K-5. (
http://204.184.214.251/coop/ecoopmain.html
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ERIC Digest #78 discusses cross-age and peer tutoring, methods of instruction in which learners both help each other and learn by teaching. (
http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/digests/d78.html
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This site analyzes the different perspectives students from a group-learning background bring to problem-solving situations. (
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~lsherry/cscl/Feltovich_Spiro.html
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An on-line journal dedicated to providing education professionals access to articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice. (
http://pareonline.net/Home.htm
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Teach yourself what to grade by reviewing topics such as: informal vs. formal assessment, letter grades, other types of report cards, writing anecdotal notes, weighting grades and involving students in the evaluation process. (
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/ch11.html
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Rather than saying "No" when a student does not give the exact answer being sought, the constructivist teacher attempts to understand the student's thinking about the topic. Through nonjudgmental questioning, the teacher leads the student to construct new understanding and acquire new skills. (
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as7const.htm
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