Observing Havruta Learning from the Perspective of the Learning Sciences

Abstract

the of the to analyze the havruta (paired) learning that is characteristic of ultra-orthodox yeshivot . He begins a description of the learning that takes place in these settings, providing a glimpse into a context unseen by many Jewish educational researchers. In yeshivot, havruta learning is marked by intense interper-sonal engagement and argumentation, often motivated by what Schwarz the learners’ sense of the worthiness of the activity. aware of the important differences between ultra-orthodox and liberal educational settings, they one another. For the relevance of the sense of the worthy as a motivational factor even in settings, such as pluralistic schools, where one may imagine that there is less consensus about is worthy.