Seattle University is a Jesuit Catholic University and law school founded in 1891. It is a private non-for-profit degree granting institution. The institution is a master’s college (more master’ degrees than doctorates) that offers more than 160 programs. The university is located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill. In order to make an assessment on Seattle University (SU) 2013-2018 Strategic Plan, we have to first identify the fundamental values that drive and set direction to this institution and…
INTRODUCTION Teachers need to help students boost their thinking skills. The traditional teaching strategy is no longer effective as it does not motivate students to become higher-level thinkers. In traditional group learning, students work in groups with no attention paid to group functioning. In contrast, group work in cooperative learning is systematically prepared, structured, and monitored. Research shows that cooperative learning has numerous positive outcomes. At the academic level, it…