A Living Educational Theory approach to enhancing Pakistani literature students' critical thinking and engagement through cooperative learning
In this paper I show how I have used a Living Educational Theory approach to improve my teaching and literature students’ learning, as I generate knowledge whilst exploring the question, “How do I improve what I am doing?” I report a classroom-based Living Educational Theory Research study...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Educational Journal of Living Theories
2025-03-01
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| Series: | Educational Journal of Living Theories |
| Online Access: | https://web-cdn.org/s/1445/file/node/abdul18-1.pdf |
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| Summary: | In this paper I show how I have used a Living Educational
Theory approach to improve my teaching and literature
students’ learning, as I generate knowledge whilst exploring the
question, “How do I improve what I am doing?” I report a
classroom-based Living Educational Theory Research study
conducted in a university in Pakistan, where I teach English
literature classes. I aim to improve students’ motivation to
learn and develop their cognitive abilities, with the
implementation of two cooperative learning strategies in a
fourth (final) year class. Two cooperative learning strategies
were implemented throughout a semester through actionresearch cycles. Data was collected through lesson-feedback
forms, interview and class observation, and analysed
thematically. My understanding is that the methodology of
Living Educational Theory Research can be a very effective
approach for identifying practitioners’ living contradictions in
their practice, which leads to their research focus. It also
clarifies the values they embody in their practice and which
they draw on as their explanatory principles and standards of
judgement. Hence, the use of Living Educational Theory
Research may assist teachers in their own educational
professionalism and also student motivation to learn literature
and develop their cognitive abilities with English literature
learning. |
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| ISSN: | 2009-1788 |