13 sept. 2011 - Conférence de Yael SHARAN: Cooperative Learning for Academic and Social Gains: valued pedagogy, problematic practice

Madame Yael SHARAN donnera une conférence dont le titre est :

Cooperative Learning for Academic and Social Gains: valued pedagogy, problematic practice

MARDI 13 SEPTEMBRE 2011 - 18h15 - UNI MAIL - salle R290

Résumé

Since the 1960s, when cooperative learning (CL) re-emerged to become a systematic pedagogy, CL practice has been constantly refined on the basis of ongoing research. Research results have consistently shown that CL, when carried out responsibly, improves students' academic achievement as well as social interaction. CL methods, models and procedures are designed to promote cooperation and mutual assistance among learners and often carry over to relationships outside the school. Translating the promise of CL to practice is more complicated than meets the eye, and does not always guarantee that the desired goals of CL are achieved. In this lecture we will define CL and explore some of the causes of the discrepancy between the promise and practice of CL, such as the confusion about CL methods, lack of adequate preparation, and teachers' perceptions of teaching in general and of CL in particular.

Biographie

Yael Sharan has over thirty years of experience developing, training, and writing about cooperative learning in general and about Group Investigation in particular. Among her books is Expanding Cooperative Learning through Group Investigation (1992), published by Teachers College Press of Columbia University, and translated into Italian and Japanese. She has conducted workshops for teachers, teacher trainers and educational consultants in many countries, and is an expert in adapting cooperative learning to diverse groups and cultures.
Yael is a member of the board of directors of the International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education (founded in 1979) and a member of the International Association for Intercultural Education. More information can be found on her Google site:
https://sites.google.com/site/yaelsharancooperativelearning/