Student Preferences for Group Size in a Language Development Course

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Title: Student Preferences for Group Size in a Language Development Course
Language: English
Authors: Cohen, Joshua
Source: Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research. Sep 2020 22(3).
Availability: New Prairie Press, Kansas State University Libraries. 137 Hale Library, Manhattan, KS 66506. e-mail: nppress@ksu.edu; Web site: http://newprairiepress.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Preferences, Group Activities, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Individual Activities, College Students, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Geographic Terms: Japan
ISSN: 2470-6353
Abstract: Student preferences for group size were investigated. Pre- and post-study surveys, student written comments, and teacher observations were used to record changes in attitude and perception of group work while learning English over an eight-week period. In this study, I observed how arrangement impacted my students' impressions of individual, pair, and group activities. My purpose for focusing on student configuration was twofold: firstly, I wanted to learn more about my students' preferences for group size, and secondly; I wanted to find out whether certain combinations of students affected their perceptions of learning more than others.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: EJ1272475
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Student preferences for group size were investigated. Pre- and post-study surveys, student written comments, and teacher observations were used to record changes in attitude and perception of group work while learning English over an eight-week period. In this study, I observed how arrangement impacted my students' impressions of individual, pair, and group activities. My purpose for focusing on student configuration was twofold: firstly, I wanted to learn more about my students' preferences for group size, and secondly; I wanted to find out whether certain combinations of students affected their perceptions of learning more than others.
ISSN:2470-6353