Learning in groups, rather than in formal lectures or presentations, allows students to have greater scope to negotiate meaning and express themselves and their own ideas. It also helps them to establish far more effective releationships, not only with their tutors and trainers but with each other. Yet many tutors and trainers find the leadership role required when working in groups difficult to perform satisfactorily and revert to their traditional role as subject expert and prime talker. This handbook is a truly comprehensive guide for anyone involved in groupwork, containing advice and practical exercises to develop group learning skills for both learners and tutors. This new edition has been thoroughly updated, containing valuable new material throughout on group learning and collaborating online, action research and the role of reflection and emotional intelligence.
Author(s): Jaques Salmon
Edition: 4
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 360
BOOK COVER......Page 1
HALF-TITLE......Page 2
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE TO THE 4TH EDITION......Page 10
INTRODUCTION......Page 12
CHAPTER ONE THEORY AND PRACTICE IN GROUP DYNAMICS......Page 16
CHAPTER TWO STUDIES OF GROUP BEHAVIOUR......Page 33
CHAPTER THREE APPROACHES TO LEARNING......Page 61
CHAPTER FOUR COMMUNICATING IN GROUPS......Page 79
CHAPTER FIVE AIMS AND PURPOSES OF GROUPS......Page 95
CHAPTER SIX ACTIVITIES FOR GROUPS......Page 115
CHAPTER SEVEN ENABLING GROUP INTERACTION: The role of tutor and e-moderator......Page 170
CHAPTER EIGHT LEARNING GROUPS IN CONTEXT......Page 206
CHAPTER NINE ASSESSING AND EVALUATING WITH GROUPS......Page 228
CHAPTER TEN CASE STUDIES OF GROUP TEACHING AND LEARNING......Page 264
CHAPTER ELEVEN DEVELOPING GROUP LEARNING......Page 284
APPENDIX: EXERCISES......Page 317
REFERENCES......Page 339
FURTHER READING......Page 349
INDEX......Page 353
