Speaking is deemed by many scholars as a fundamental skill in second language (L2) learning. From the myriad of factors playing a role in willingness to communicate (WTC) in a foreign language, communication apprehension and self-perceived competence have attracted a good deal of interest in recent decades. Furthermore, it is generally agreed that cooperative teaching can enhance learners' ling...

In the context of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), Web 2.0 applications are increasingly being used for Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL). The paper presents the main principles of Web 2.0 and develops the hypotheses derived from the central aspect of collaborative learning. These hypotheses refer to the significance of Web 2.0 for the technical support of various collaborativ...

this study sought to investigate the effect of cooperative learning on efl learners’ creativity and motiva- tion. accordingly, 66 pre-intermediate female learners were selected among 90 through their performance on a piloted sample preliminary english test. learners were assigned into two control and experimental group. the abedi-schumaker creativity test (act) and the attitude/motivation test ...

Web caches in a cooperative cache array must have a method to determine if another cache in the array has an object corresponding to a specific URL. This is achieved by a broadcast query in Internet Cache Protocol (ICP) based cache arrays. An alternative approach is taken in Cache Array Routing Protocol (CARP), where a particular URL can only be cached in a designated cache. Both approaches hav...

This paper presents our ongoing work on the design of a Web-based framework for cooperative document understanding. We begin by exposing our motivations for designing a new document understanding environment. We then describe the different levels of cooperation we intend to support and how Web technologies can help us in this respect. Finally, we present Edelweiss, the framework we are currentl...

background: team-based learning (tbl) is a structured type of cooperative learning that has growing application in medical education. this study compares levels of student learning and teaching satisfaction for a neurology course between conventional lecture and team-based learning. methods: the study incorporated 70 students aged 19 to 22 years at the school of rehabilitation. one half of the ...

Cooperative learning is based on modern social psychology, cognitive psychology and modern educational technology and so on as the theoretical basis, making full use of the dynamic factors in class and group activities for the basic teaching form. Team members will communicate with each other to finish the tasks assigned by the teacher. The teacher will take assessments, which are a series of t...