Open AccessThe Principles of Cooperative Learning in an Oral Communication Course in English: A Descriptive Analysis
Author(s) -
Juan Pablo Zúñiga Vargas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ensayos pedagógicos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2215-3330
pISSN - 1659-0104
DOI - 10.15359/rep.9-2.7
Subject(s) - class (philosophy) , course (navigation) , descriptive statistics , psychology , mathematics education , cooperative learning , descriptive research , medical education , computer science , teaching method , sociology , medicine , artificial intelligence , engineering , social science , statistics , mathematics , aerospace engineering
This article reports on the findings of a research conducted to describe the occurrence and effect of the principles of Cooperative Learning in an oral communication course in English for sophomores during one semester at a public university in Costa Rica. To collect data for the study, three instruments were used, an interview for the professor of the group, a questionnaire for the students, and class observations. The data collected were triangulated by means of predetermined categories of analysis. Overall, the findings obtained indicate that the use of Cooperative Learning, in addition to the professor’s commitment to support her students to learn, has produced significant results.