Post Graduate Research Projects: Higher Education

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Browsing Post Graduate Research Projects: Higher Education by Subject "Cooperative learning"

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    Exploring the effectiveness of using cooperative teaching strategies towards advancing teamwork skills
    (2016) Schuin-Dorfling, Trudi
    Sources such as Rossouw (2001); Rhodes University (2010) as well as Fallows and Steven (2000) indicate that students are ill equipped for the working environment as they lack core competencies such as teamwork, problem-solving and communication skills. Therefore, this research focuses on the effectiveness of cooperative teaching strategies to advance teamwork skills in higher education and explore how students may be assisted to increase their core competencies and teamwork skills, to present themselves as employable. This article reflects on the research results produced using a survey questionnaire on a sample group of higher education first-year students enrolled for an Introduction to Project Management module. The findings discussed herein, provide interesting and valuable insight for educators as to which cooperative teaching and learning strategies inspires significant learning experiences. The final recommendation is to seek support to extensively increase the use of these specific cooperative teaching and learning strategies in the classroom.
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    Exploring the use of group work to improve concept understanding in a communications module
    (The IIE, 2017) Bangu, Respect
    The study explored the use of group work to develop a deeper understanding of non-verbal communication concept. The population was first year students at a private Higher Education Institution (HEI) in South Africa enrolled for an interpersonal communication module as part of a bachelor’s degree in Corporate Communication. Data was gathered using a questionnaire. Respondents indicated that group discussions improved their understanding of non-verbal communication although they cited group work dynamics challenges. The study proved that cooperative learning, group work in particular, has positive lifelong learning experience and improved concept understanding of complex and challenging tasks. This study was limited to a population of 20 students and no generalisations from the results were made