Date of Award
2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Education
Program
Education
Supervisor
Dr. John Barnett
Second Advisor
Dr. Kathryn Hibbert
Abstract
Although collaborative group-work has become an integral part of the learning process, students often demonstrate and express their unwillingness to participate. This study utilized an action research design to explore the reasons for such responses by examining how a small group of grade 12 students experience collaborative learning. Participants established guidelines for the collaborative learning process, researched and constructed information on global issues, and negotiated possible solutions for such issues. They simultaneously volunteered their reflections through confidential interviews and a questionnaire on their experiences in collaborative learning throughout their schooling. While acknowledging the numerous benefits they had with collaborative learning, many voiced their dissatisfaction with the limited time allotment for in-class collaborative group-work, their concern about their grades, and their frustrations with the unequal task performances of group members. This action research provides the immediate feedback needed to improve the ways for implementing future collaborative activities for students.
Recommended Citation
Persaud, Omadat, "CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT: AN INVESTIGATION INTO COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AMONG GRADE 12 STUDENTS" (2008). Digitized Theses. 4188.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/4188