Exploring the Role Division in Cooperative Learning in the English Class of Grade Eight Students

Abstract So far, cooperative learning has usually been acknowledged as one of the most common teaching methods and strategies around the world。 In cooperative learning process, group members could obtain a healthy mental state, a positive interdependence with their partners, and also an expansion of their view。 Only when every member in a group performs best for their roles could the whole group achieve the common goal efficiently and be successful。 Student’s role pision could be a significant factor which influences the effectiveness of cooperative learning。 Thus, in this study, student’s role pision would be the main factor to be observed in the English class。 There are mainly two methods taken in this research, namely classroom observation and personal case study。 This study is mainly conducted in the No。13 Middle School in Hangzhou, and it was carried out in Class 9, Grade 8。 There are mainly two period of classroom observation。 In the first period of classroom observation, all the groups in Class 9 would be the objects, and basing on their group work performances, two of the groups, which perform the best and the worst, would be selected as objects in the second period。 In the second period, inpidual group member, the effectiveness of different group’ cooperative learning process and the interdependence relationship would be observed。 And during the process of personal case study, role conflicts in group work would further investigated。 And the interview with students would be recorded。 At the end of this thesis, current situation of Current situation of role pision and the relationship between role pision and role consciousness would be concluded。 By analyzing the relationship among student’s role pision, role consciousness and the product of cooperation, suggestions would be given accordingly to improve the effectiveness of cooperative learning。90210

Key words: role pision; role consciousness; cooperative learning; efficiency

探究八年级学生在合作学习中的角色分工

摘  要 当前，合作学习是一种在世界范围内被较为广泛接受的一种教学策略。在合作学习中，组员们能培养一个健康的心态，发展和其他成员之间的积极互赖关系，同时也能拓展自身的视野。只有当组内的每一个成员将自己的角色承担到最好时，这个小组的合作学习才能被认可为是成功的。学生在合作学习中的分工是影响合作学习有效性的一个很重要的一因素。因此，在此次的研究中，学生在合作学习时的分工是重点的观察对象之一。在此次研究中，课堂观察法和个例分析将会是主要的研究方法，研究的对象是杭州市十三中初二九班的学生。课堂观察将共分为两个阶段，在第一阶段九班的所有小组将会成为研究的对象，课堂合作学习表现最好和最差的小组将会被选出进入下一阶段的观察。在第二阶段，小组成员个体，合作学习过程中的有效性，以及成员间的积极互赖将会被观察。在个例分析中，合作学习过程中出现的矛盾将会得到进一步的探究，教师和学生之间的对话也会被记录下来。论文的末尾将对合作学习中角色分工的现状以及角色分工和角色意识之间的关系进行总结，并且通过分析八年级学生合作学习中的角色分工，角色意识，以及合作学习产物之间的关系，提出相应的建议来进一步提高合作学习的效率。

毕业论文关键词: 角色分工；角色意识；合作学习； 效率

Contents

1。 Introduction 

  1。1 Social background   ··1

1。2 Significance of the research ·2

1。3 Overview of the thesis ·2