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Investigating Culture Through Cooperative Learning
Author(s) -
Allen Linda Quinn
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2006.tb02246.x
Subject(s) - cooperative learning , mathematics education , accountability , group work , class (philosophy) , psychology , independence (probability theory) , group (periodic table) , project based learning , pedagogy , work (physics) , teaching method , computer science , political science , engineering , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , organic chemistry , law
Studies indicate that group work accompanied by the cooperative learning elements of Individual accountability and structured independence among group members enhances student achievement. This article illustrates the implementation of a specific type of cooperative learning project called group investigation. The project is based on Slavin's (1995) six‐stage model of group investigation. It was implemented in a fourth‐semester college‐level French class and would be suitable for third‐ and fourth‐year high school French classes. The model could be adapted for Spanish or other language classes.