Influence of the Curriculum and Learning Environment on Group Learning Approaches Outside the Classroom |
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| Authors: | Yan Louisa Kember David |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Room 117, Block 4, Low-Rise Buildings, Shaw Campus, Renfre Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong;(2) Centre for Learning Enhancement and Research (CLEAR), Chinese University of Hong Kong, Room 302 Academic Building No. 1, Shatin, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | Case studies are presented of the out-of-class behaviour of two contrasting class groups of university students from departments
with very different learning environments. One group displayed avoider behaviour, by working together to minimise the amount of work each individual had to do. The other class consisted of more
coherent groups of students who socialised together and worked to reach a better understanding of conceptual material; we
labelled this engager behaviour. The cases show that both the levels of social coherence of the groups and the out-of-class group learning approaches
were strongly influenced by: the curriculum, the type of teaching, the nature of the assessment, the relationship between
teachers and students, and the environment within the respective departments.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | group learning approaches learning environments out-of- classroom learning peer learning groups teacher-student relationship |
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