Primary Children's Management of Themselves and Others in Collaborative Group Work: 'Sometimes It Takes Patience…'

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Title: Primary Children's Management of Themselves and Others in Collaborative Group Work: 'Sometimes It Takes Patience…'
Language: English
Authors: Kershner, Ruth, Warwick, Paul, Mercer, Neil, Kleine Staarman, Judith
Source: Education 3-13. 2014 42(2):201-216.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2014
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Cooperative Learning, Bulletin Boards, Visual Aids, Educational Technology, Interactive Video, Interviews, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Personality Traits, Conceptual Tempo, Childhood Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Management, Interpersonal Communication
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2012.670255
ISSN: 0300-4279
Abstract: We focus on children's approaches to managing group work in classrooms where collaborative learning principles are explicit. Small groups of 8-10 year olds worked on collaborative science activities using an interactive whiteboard. Insubsequent interviews, they spoke of learning to "be patient" and "wait", for multiple social and technical reasons. Conclusions are drawn about how children's dialogue during and after lessons constitutes and develops their collective capacities to deal with frustrations and problems arising for themselves and others. Attention to children's thinking and language about managing group work should promote their future success in collaborative learning.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 23
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1027317
Database: ERIC
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