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Are Pupils Equipped for Group Work without Training or Instruction?
Author(s) -
Mcallister Wendy
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/0141192950210311
Subject(s) - set (abstract data type) , work (physics) , mathematics education , group work , psychology , training (meteorology) , group (periodic table) , pedagogy , computer science , engineering , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , meteorology , mechanical engineering , programming language
This account of teacher practical research examines the question of whether pupils need instruction about how to operate effectively in groups. It is taken for granted that pupils ‘know’ how to ‘work’ in groups and that teachers need only set it up and give directions to groups for successful outcomes. The author organises ‘work’ in groups and observes and evaluates the outcomes. Her conclusions are that many factors impinge on the success of groupwork as outlined in the paper and indicate the importance of teachers taking time to discover inter‐relationships and other factors in the social framework of teaching that can overcome barriers to successful teaching. The account is self‐challenging and reflective.