IN SUPPORT OF ITS USE IN THE CLASSROOM

A PERSUASIVE REACTION STATEMENTBY: Shatha A lmihanna

Cooperative Learning

Cooperative Learning in the Classroom

Cooperative Learning involves using small groups in the classroom where the students work together to learn from each other, helping, discussing and sharing materials.

Types of Cooperative Learning

1) Formal cooperative learning.

2) Informal cooperative learning.

3) Cooperative base groups.

Elements of Cooperative Learning

For cooperative learning to be effective, it needs the following essential elements:

Positive interdependence. Face-to-face interaction. Individual accountability. Social skills. Group processing.

Tips on Cooperative Learning

Cooperative learning takes practice.No more than four students in a group.Students should solve their problems them

selves.The teacher should do a lot of planning out

side of the classroom.

Benefits of Cooperative Learning

According to the SERC website, Cooperative Learning: Students learn significantly more, remember it longer,

and develop better critical-thinking skills than in traditional lecture classes.

Students enjoy cooperative learning so they are more likely to attend classes and finish the course.

Cooperative learning helps students develop the skills necessary to work on projects too complex for one person to do.

Cooperative learning processes prepare students to assess outcomes linked to accreditation.

References

Dahley, A. M. (1994, January 10). Cooperative learning classroom research . Retrieved

from http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~andyd/mindset/design/clc_rsch.html

Johnson, D. W., & Johnson , R. T. (1994). An overview of cooperative learning.

Retrieved from http://www.co-operation.org/?page_id=65

Kagan cooperative learning-structures for success part 1 [Web]. ( 2009). Retrieved

from http://youtu.be/S0s_qxJDuas

Smith, K. A. (1992). Cooperative / collaborative learning for active . Retrieved from

http://trc.virginia.edu/Publications/Teaching_Concerns/Fall_1992/TC_Fall_1992_Coopera

tive_Collaborative.htm .

Teed, R., McDaris, J., & Roseth, C. ( 2012 , May 29). Cooperative learning. Retrieved

from http://serc.carleton.edu/10838