Group Work in the Primary Classroom

Paperback

Main Details

Title Group Work in the Primary Classroom
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Maurice Galton
By (author) John Williamson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9780415036313
ClassificationsDewey:372.11020941
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations illustrations, 7 b&w figures, references, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 7 May 1992
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Group work is generally accepted as part of the educational ideology of today's primary classrooms. It can, however, mean almost anything from group seating as a technique of classroom management to fully collaborative learning. The authors start from the position that getting children to work together is time-consuming and not easy and that teachers need some assurance that it is worthwhile. Drawing on the work of Vygotsky they look at the importance of collaboration in the development of higher mental functions and also discuss the social and emotional advantages that children can derive from working together. Also using case studies derived from the ORACLE II group work project at Leicester, the authors also take into account the advances made in collaborative group work in other countries. The result is a set of guidelines from which individual teachers can derive policies suitable for the circumstances in their own schools.