Masters Thesis

Promoting positive social interactions in students with e/bd through collaborative learning

Teachers have a difficult time instructing a class while a student classified withan Emotional/Behavioral Disorder (E/BD) is having an emotional outburst or exhibiting problem behaviors. In these instances, collaborative teaching or differentiated instruction may not be enough to create a learning environment conducive to this type of student's special need(s). Using cooperative or collaborative learning structures may provide the added environment to make the teaching material interesting and engaging enough to decrease disruptive behavior and increase learning opportunities for classrooms with students with differing learning styles and/or needs. This project will examine a variety of collaborative learning techniques and the possible effects of using these techniques specifically in a non-public school (NPS) classroom. This paper will also discuss whether teachers are using learning tools that match their students' learning styles.

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