Document Type

Article

Publication Date

October 2001

Publication Title

ASEE Journal of Engineering Education

Volume

90

Issue Number

4

First Page

669

Last Page

675

Abstract

Cooperative Learning was officially introduced in the College of Engineering at San Jose State University in 1995 with a two-day workshop. The Faculty Instructional Development Program in the college maintains interest in the subjsect and provides support for instructors who use Cooperative Learning, through workshops and informal discussions (Conversations on Teaching). This paper discusses the effectiveness of the program in introducing, promoting, and implementing Cooperative Learning among the faculty and students in the college of engineering. A variety of performance criteria have been used in this assessment, some faculty-centered and some student-centered. The results indicate that although a relatively small percentage of faculty have chosen to adopt Cooperative Learning as a teaching tool in their courses, the impact on student attitudes and learning is significant, making the effort worthwhile.

Comments

Copyright © 2001 American Society for Engineering Education/. The article was originally published in the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE)and may be found at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00658.x.

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