Role Play: A Versatile Cooperative Learning Activity

Role play is effective in cooperative learning because it reduces anxiety, promotes risk taking, and is versatile. Students share ideas, values, knowledge, and skills, creating mutual problem solving. Limitations include the time required and student personalization of roles. The article lists guide...

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Veröffentlicht in:Contemporary education 1992-04, Vol.63 (3), p.216
1. Verfasser: Waters, Elaine
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Zusammenfassung:Role play is effective in cooperative learning because it reduces anxiety, promotes risk taking, and is versatile. Students share ideas, values, knowledge, and skills, creating mutual problem solving. Limitations include the time required and student personalization of roles. The article lists guidelines for enhancing role play, noting alternative teacher roles. (SM)
ISSN:0010-7476