Analysis of Former Learning Assistants’ Views on Cooperative Learning

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written by Kara E. Gray and Valerie K. Otero

The University of Colorado Learning Assistant (LA) program integrates a weekly education seminar, meetings with science faculty to review content, and a semester-long teaching experience that hires undergraduates to work with groups of students in university science courses. Following this three–pronged learning experience, some of the LAs continue into the teacher certification program. While previous research has shown that this model has more than doubled the number of science and math majors graduating with a teaching certification, the question remains whether these teachers are better prepared to teach. The analysis presented here addresses this question by comparing the views of former LAs to the views of comparable teachers on the issue of cooperative learning. Interviews were conducted with ten middle school and high school science teachers throughout their first year of teaching. Results suggest differences in former LAs views toward group work and their purposes for using group work.

Physics Education Research Conference 2009
Part of the PER Conference series
Ann Arbor, Michigan: July 29-30, 2009
Volume 1179, Pages 149-152

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Published: November 11, 2009

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education - Applied Research - Active Learning = Cooperative Learning - Teacher Preparation = Early Teaching Experiences = Research Education - Basic Research - Teacher Characteristics = Affect	- Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Restriction:: © 2009 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3266700
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.gb; 01.40.jc
Keywords:: PERC 2009, learning assistant, physics education, teacher certification, teacher preparation
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created October 4, 2009 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: July 16, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 11, 2009

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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=9458">Gray, Kara, and Valerie Otero. "Analysis of Former Learning Assistants’ Views on Cooperative Learning." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 29-30, 2009.</a>

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Gray, K., & Otero, V. (2009, July 29-30). Analysis of Former Learning Assistants’ Views on Cooperative Learning. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9458&DocID=1344

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Gray, Kara, and Valerie Otero. "Analysis of Former Learning Assistants’ Views on Cooperative Learning." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 29-30, 2009. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9458&DocID=1344 (accessed 10 December 2024).

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Gray, Kara, and Valerie Otero. "Analysis of Former Learning Assistants’ Views on Cooperative Learning." Physics Education Research Conference 2009. Ann Arbor, Michigan: 2009. 149-152 Vol. 1179 of PER Conference. 10 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9458&DocID=1344>.

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