Abstract

ROSELLI, Néstor D.. The option between individual and group: an analysis of two teaching models at university level. Cienc. docencia tecnol. [online]. 2008, n.36, pp.87-118. ISSN 1851-1716.

The objective of this action-research was to compare two teaching models: one based on an individualistic conception of learning, and the other one dealing with a more social approach (learning by groups). In the individualistic condition teaching follows the traditional way: the professor explains the subject while students take notes. In the social condition students were invited to form groups of four members. Each group had to work by itself reading the bibliography and answering the guide-questions given by the professor, all that under the expert monitoring. The efficacy of both models in order to learning results is analyzed in this paper by means of two evaluations across the teaching development. Some other traits of each model are considered, concluding in the respective positive and negative aspects.

Keywords : Educational Psychology; Teaching; Instructional models.

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