Action research to get effective collaborative groups
Abstract
This research study briefly reviews the origins of action-research in accordance with the reflective practice of lecturers-researchers; it sets out the difficulties found in two groups of students who obtained poor results when working in groups and describes the collaborative technique implemented to improve such a behavior, Aronson’s jigsaw. After working with this technique our study analyses the students’ perceptions by means of a qualitative analysis. A quantitative analysis of the number of students per team and the number of those who did heir tasks adequately offer complementary results that can help lecturers reflect on the experience and fulfill any necessary changes in current and future educational settings.
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