Utilització de tècniques d’aprenentatge cooperatiu en la diplomatura de relacions laborals : el puzzle

摘要

Universities have been experiencing changes in order to introduce new methodologies to place the students as the core of the educative system. The intention is to give a greater importance to the use of learning tools compared to the mere accumulation of knowledge. In this context, the purpose of this paper is to describe and to analyze the results of the application of a didactic strategy, known as cooperative learning. Based on a survey of 9 activity leaders and 23 participants, the results indicate that, although just to participate in this activity does not increase the percentage of students passing the exam, the cooperative work positively influences the average grade and increases students’ team work capability. Even though the mean satisfaction level is high, the activity generates reluctance between the receivers since students must read and process a lot of material and it requires more time dedication than conventional classes.