TY - JOUR
T1 - Teacher educators’ design and implementation of group learning activities
AU - De Hei, Miranda S A
AU - Sjoer, Ellen
AU - Admiraal, Wilfried
AU - Strijbos, Jan Willem
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The aim of this study was to describe how teacher educators design and implement group learning activities (GLAs). We used the Group Learning Activities Instructional Design (GLAID) framework to analyse their descriptions. The GLAID framework includes eight components: (1) interaction, (2) learning objectives and outcomes, (3) assessment, (4) task characteristics, (5) structuring, (6) guidance, (7) group constellation and (8) facilities. Interviews with 23 teacher educators were analysed to acquire an in-depth understanding of how they design and implement GLAs. We conclude that teacher educators use all the components of the framework, but they report difficulties with structuring GLAs. The facilities component was mentioned by only nine teacher educators. We discuss these findings and comment on the usefulness of the GLAID framework for teacher education.
AB - The aim of this study was to describe how teacher educators design and implement group learning activities (GLAs). We used the Group Learning Activities Instructional Design (GLAID) framework to analyse their descriptions. The GLAID framework includes eight components: (1) interaction, (2) learning objectives and outcomes, (3) assessment, (4) task characteristics, (5) structuring, (6) guidance, (7) group constellation and (8) facilities. Interviews with 23 teacher educators were analysed to acquire an in-depth understanding of how they design and implement GLAs. We conclude that teacher educators use all the components of the framework, but they report difficulties with structuring GLAs. The facilities component was mentioned by only nine teacher educators. We discuss these findings and comment on the usefulness of the GLAID framework for teacher education.
KW - collaborative learning
KW - Group learning activities
KW - instructional design
KW - teacher education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84978501319&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03055698.2016.1206461
DO - 10.1080/03055698.2016.1206461
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84978501319
SN - 0305-5698
VL - 42
SP - 394
EP - 409
JO - Educational Studies
JF - Educational Studies
IS - 4
ER -