Implementing Small-Group Activities in Large Lecture Classes

Yazedjian, Ani; Kolkhorst, Brittany B.

doi:10.3200/ctch.55.4.164-169

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“…As many studies agreed (Greenop, 2007;Yazedjian & Kolkhorst, 2007;Li et al, 2010 among many others), the effect of group work on students' went beyond learning the material at hand. The students in this study reflected enjoyment during group work.…”

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“…The studies on students' perceptions of group work point out that students enjoyed and benefited from working in groups (Greenop, 2007;Yazedjian & Kolkhorst, 2007;Li et al, 2010). For instance, Li et al (2010) examined students' perceptions of group work in Australia.…”

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“…Group work was seen to generate a lot of discussion (Greenop, 2007;Li et al, 2010;Ibnian, 2012;Arumugam et al, 2013), lead to the construction of new knowledge (Tuan & Neomy, 2007;Li et al, 2010), help students understand concepts better (Hendry et al, 2005;Greenop, 2007;Al-Sheedi, 2009;Li et al, 2010), learn more (Holloway, 2004;Smialek & Boburka, 2006;Wichadee, 2007) and perform better on final exams (Meteetham, 2001;Smialek & Boburka, 2006). Students in groups support and influence each others' learning (Hendry et al, 2005), clever students help weak students (Smialek & Boburka, 2006;Tuan & Neomy, 2007), weak students start to ask more questions and ask for help when they never do in a lecture (Smialek & Boburka, 2006) and finally students become fully engaged in course content (Yazedjian & Kolkhorst, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, in Texas, Yazedjian and Kolkhorst (2007) examined students' perceptions of the effect of group work activities in developing active learning in a large lecture class. They applied small group activities on one hundred students studying a course in Human Development at the university.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effect of Group Work on EFL Students’ Attitudes and Learning in Higher Education

Taqi¹,

Al-Nouh²

2014

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The use of group work in classroom activities is a method used for motivating learning and increasing the idea of pleasure through learning. The current study investigates the advantages of group work in exams in the English department, in the College of Basic Education. 40 students in two classes of "The Introduction of Phonetics and Phonology" participated in the study. They performed six tasks; two prior to group work, two done in group work (by one group only) and two after group work. The tasks were all practical, and they were based on phonetic transcription. One of the groups participated in group work while the other did not. This was done enable to compare the results. In addition to exam results, a five-open-questions questionnaire on the students' perception of group work was distributed to the participants. Throughout the application of the study, the instructor took notes of her observation of the formation of and participation in group work. It was found that the students who worked in groups did not improve. However, most students reported that they enjoyed the tasks and would like to work in a group more often. The method of forming a group also seemed to affect learning. It was found that social and academic variables of age and GPA affected the formation, engagement and results of group work.

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“…11;2013 learning outcomes, many teachers attempt to improve their level of teaching by employing multiple techniques such as team teaching, group work, reduce the workload and utilize whole class discussion. Chen (2005); Yazedjian et al (2007) and Herington & Weaven (2008) confirm that forming small group of students help to reduce the noise, save the time of performing a certain activity and allow teachers to concentrate on small numbers of groups instead on focusing on many individuals. It is also a useful technique to bring the distractions to its lowest limit by involving every student in the learning process.…”

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The Effect of Large Classes on English Teaching and Learning in Saudi Secondary Schools

Bahanshal¹

2013

ELT

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The effect of class size on teaching and learning English as a foreign language (EFL) has been through a contentious debate among researchers for a long time. Before the 1950's the concern about the effect of class size and the learning outcomes of students in such classes waned for some time. Yet, researchers have reconsidered the case once again and up to now it is a field of investigation. Therefore, through reviewing the existing literature on this area and examples culled from the teachers' experience, the aim of the present study are twofold:(1) to ascertain the impact of large classes on the teaching and learning outcomes, and (2) to suggest appropriate strategies Saudi secondary teachers can utilize in their large classes to facilitate English teaching and learning. To reach the aim of this study, six Saudi English teachers from two public schools were interviewed to express their perceptions about teaching in large classes. Research results present that all participants find it daunting to teach large classes. Teachers also comment that despite their efforts to elevate the level of language learning in such context, the outcome of their students is considered to be unsatisfactory. They believe that this can be contributed to the fact that there are big numbers of students in one class and wish for the number to be reduced. The study findings shed the light on some useful and effective methods to be applied in large classes which may facilitate the language teaching and learning.

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A Teaching-Learning Model of Collaborative Assessment in Computer Engineering Studies

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Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Implementing Small-Group Activities in Large Lecture Classes

Cited by 57 publications

References 14 publications

Effect of Group Work on EFL Students’ Attitudes and Learning in Higher Education

Effect of Group Work on EFL Students’ Attitudes and Learning in Higher Education

The Effect of Large Classes on English Teaching and Learning in Saudi Secondary Schools

A Teaching-Learning Model of Collaborative Assessment in Computer Engineering Studies

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