TY - JOUR
T1 - Generic skills and collaborative learning in tertiary education
T2 - An empirical examination of student perceptions
AU - Brooks, Gordon
AU - More, Elizabeth
AU - Leslie, Julian
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PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Cooperative and collaborative learning - learning in small groups - is generally considered an effective learning approach with benefits including learning gains and personal enhancement. Successful group activities, however, assume competence in a number of skills. Identification of the particular skills that students need to successfully negotiate collaborative learning is imperative in preparing students for these activities. However, the contemporary student body in many developed countries is becoming increasingly diverse. This empirical article seeks to identify whether undergraduate students from different countries and language backgrounds have different perceptions of the relative importance of Ehrman & Dornyei's generic sub-skills. A cohort of students who completed a first-year undergraduate management subject were surveyed. Analysis of 266 responses identified the skills that students consider most important and demonstrated that the different student groups held the same perceptions of the importance of the 25 skills considered. The implications and benefits for preparing students for group work are considered.
AB - Cooperative and collaborative learning - learning in small groups - is generally considered an effective learning approach with benefits including learning gains and personal enhancement. Successful group activities, however, assume competence in a number of skills. Identification of the particular skills that students need to successfully negotiate collaborative learning is imperative in preparing students for these activities. However, the contemporary student body in many developed countries is becoming increasingly diverse. This empirical article seeks to identify whether undergraduate students from different countries and language backgrounds have different perceptions of the relative importance of Ehrman & Dornyei's generic sub-skills. A cohort of students who completed a first-year undergraduate management subject were surveyed. Analysis of 266 responses identified the skills that students consider most important and demonstrated that the different student groups held the same perceptions of the importance of the 25 skills considered. The implications and benefits for preparing students for group work are considered.
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U2 - 10.2304/pfie.2009.7.4.430
DO - 10.2304/pfie.2009.7.4.430
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77950266000
SN - 1478-2103
VL - 7
SP - 430
EP - 438
JO - Policy Futures in Education
JF - Policy Futures in Education
IS - 4
ER -