Practicing Collaborative Learning in Teacher Education

• In Event: Millennium Hotel Roundtable Session 8
  In Roundtable Session: Advances in Cooperative Learning

Abstract

Educators, politicians and industry leaders have dubbed a set of necessary skill “21st century skills,” emphasizing cooperation, the ability to work collaboratively, and the promotion of effective interpersonal communication. In teacher education programs, actively engaging student teachers in collaborative learning (CL) will contribute both to the quality of their learning process, and to their ability to participate in and lead, cooperative ventures in their teaching. The present study is designed to figure out which variables influence student teachers’ willingness to use CL in their classes. The data that was collected by questionnaires, examined student teachers' personal characteristics, their experience in CL, their skills using CL, their attitudes and their knowledge about this demanding pedagogy.

Authors

• Yehudith Weinberger, Kibbutzim College

• Miri Shonfeld, Kibbutzim College