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Additional resources

Anonymous.  n.d.  Cooperative Learning Techniques: 7 ways of effective teaching methodologies. https://sites.google.com/site/7waysofeffectiveteaching/teaching-with-cooperation-learning/cooperative-learning-techniques

Ashman, A. & Gillies, R.  2003.  Cooperative learning: the social and intellectual outcomes of learning in groups. New York: RoutledgeFalmer.

Barkley, E.F., Major, C.H. & Cross, K.P.  2014.  Collaborative learning techniques: a handbook for college faculty (Second Edition). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Brame, C.J. & Biel, R.  2015.  Group work: using cooperative learning groups effectively. Vanderbilt University. http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/setting-up-and-facilitating-group-work-using-cooperative-learning-groups-effectively/

Brulles, D. & Brown, K.L.  2018.  A teacher's guide to flexible grouping and collaborative learning: form, manage, assess, and differentiate in groups. Golden Valley: Free Spirit Publishing.

Burns, M.  2016.  5 Strategies to deepen student collaboration. https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-strategies-deepen-student-collaboration-mary-burns

Centre for Academic Development.  2013.  Group work and group assessment. CAD guidelines. Victoria University of Wellington. https://www.victoria.ac.nz/learning-teaching/support/approach/guides/group-work-and-assessment/group-work-assessment.pdf

Eberly Center.  2020.  Assessing group work. Carnegie Mellon University. https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/assesslearning/groupWork.html

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Gillies, R.M.  2007.  Cooperative learning: integrating theory and practice. Thousand Oakes: Sage.

Hmelo-Silver, C.E., Chinn, C.A., Chan, C. & O'Donnell, A.M.  2013.  The international handbook of collaborative learning. New York: Routledge.

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McDermott, F.  2002.  Inside group work: a guide to reflective practice. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin.

Ohland, M.W., Loughry, M.L., Woehr, D.J., Bullard, L.G., Feldeer, R.M., Finelli, C.J., Layton, R.A., Pomeranz, H.R. & Schmucker, D.G.  2012.  The comprehensive assessment of team member effectiveness: development of a behaviorally anchored rating scale for self- and peer evaluation. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 11(4): 609–630. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amle.2010.0177

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Sarchet, T.  2020.  Collaborative learning will be critical in the new normal. Learning Solutions: https://learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/collaborative-learning-will-be-critical-in-the-new-normal?utm_campaign=lspub200727&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ls-update

Sharratt, L. & Planche, B.  2016.  Leading collaborative learning: empowering excellence. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.

Shonfeld, M. & Gibson, D.  2019.  Collaborative learning in a global world. Charlotte: Information Age Publishing.

Tighe-Mooney, S., Bracken, M. & Dignam, B.  2016.  Peer assessment as a teaching and learning process: the observations and reflections of three facilitators on a first-year undergraduate critical skills module. All Ireland Journal of Higher Education, 8(2): 28301-28318.

 

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