WHY SHOULD AN EDUCATOR DO ACTION RESEARCH Deals with our questions and our problems Results in better understanding and improve educational practices. Helps to build a stronger collegial relationships Develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the ethics involved in education. It gives new ways of viewing and approaching our educational questions. Makes us a reflective practitioners.

1. TITLE OF THE ACTION RESEARCH:
TEACHING SCIENCE THROUGH
COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRUCTURES
Name of the researcher: Ms. Geetika Saluja
Submitted for GLOBAL TEACHER ACCREDITATION
AWARD (GTA) OF BRITISH COUNCIL
Mentor : Dr. Jayashree Inbaraj, Mumbai
Presentation made by : British Council ISA Award Kolkatta
Nov 2013
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AN EDUCATOR: AN INSPIRATION

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REQUIREMENT FOR CHANGE IN MINDSET OF AN EDUCATOR

4. WHY SHOULD AN EDUCATOR DO
ACTION RESEARCH
• Deals with our questions and our problems
• Results in better understanding and improve
educational practices.
• Helps to build a stronger collegial relationships
• Develop a greater understanding and appreciation
of the ethics involved in education.
• It gives new ways of viewing and approaching our
educational questions.
• Makes us a reflective practitioners.
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5. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• Can the CL structures help students to identify their social skills
and areas they need to work on?
• Will social skills in children improve after the CLM intervention
in teaching of science?
• Does number of siblings, family types, and nature as introverts
-extroverts affect development of their social skills?
• Does CL structures help in improvement of presentation skills
of students?
• Does CL structures help in increase in achievement in Science
of grade 7 students?
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6. Milestones resulting in Growth while
pursuing GTA Action Research
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•Extensive literature review gave insight about elements, structures,
and theory of my topic.
•Sharing my knowledge with other educationists.
•Stimulus to write articles – I had never done that before.
•Establishing contacts with pioneers of Cooperative learning
•Compiling extensive data and data Analysis.
•Writing report for GTA
•Reflection in my own practice.
•Finalising area of CL for my doctorate research work.

7. My Personal Growth During GTA
Action Reasearch
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Became member of IASCE

8. Participation at the conference
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THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CO-OPERATION IN
EDUCATION
Faculty of Education, Scarborough Campus,
The University of Hull, United Kingdom 4th - 6th July, 2013
.

9. Moral boosting Moment!
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Received book ‘Finnish Lesson’
Author _ Pasi Sehelberg
for sharing my idea in the
inaugural speakers note session
on “How to practice CL
successfully in the classrooms?”

10. Learning Moments!
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Yale Sharan : Group Investigation Projects Israel
Don Plumb : GLACIE organization Canada
Pasi Sehlberg : CIMO Finland

11. Learning Moments !
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Robert Slavin : Director of the Institute for Effective Education at the University
of York (U.K) and Director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education at
Johns Hopkins University with Yale Sharan : Group Investigation Projects Israel
Nancy Madden : President of Success for All Foundation

12. Sharing Moments!
ACHIVEMENT OF ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL GOALS USING
COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRUCTURES
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13. Sharing Moments!
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14. Inspiring Moments!
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Lynda Baloche and Maureen Breeze : Co Presidents IASCE
Isabella Pescarmona – University of Turin - Italy

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Best Luck