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Cooperative Learning. Why?. Cooperative learning groups can: Promote student learning and achievement Increase students’ retention of knowledge Enhance students’ enjoyment of learning Help students develop oral language skills Help students develop social skills Promote student self-esteem - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Cooperative Learning
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Why? Cooperative learning groups can:
Promote student learning and achievement Increase students’ retention of knowledge Enhance students’ enjoyment of learning Help students develop oral language skills Help students develop social skills Promote student self-esteem Help promote positive race relations
Cooperative learning is one step of the gradual release of responsibility model.
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5 Elements of Cooperative Learning
Positive Interdependence Face-to-Face Interaction Individual and Group Accountability Interpersonal and Small-Group Skills Group Processing
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Positive Interdependence
Each group member’s effort is required for success.
Each group member has a unique contribution or role to play within the group.
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Face-to-Face Interaction
Students use their oral language skills to explain their thinking.
Students teach each other. Check for understanding. Connect learning.
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Individual and Group Accountability
Keep the size of the group small (4 people). Give an individual test to each student. Randomly call on students to present their
group’s work. Observe how group members are contributing.
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Interpersonal & Small-Group Skills
Social skills must be taught! Leadership Decision-making Trust-building Communication Conflict management
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Group Processing
Group members discuss how well they are working together.
Describe what behaviors are helpful and not helpful.
Make decisions about what to change.
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Management Tip: Quiet Signal Students can SEE and HEAR it when interacting in
groups. It is not overly annoying! Students know how to spread the quiet signal to
others. Room should be quite within 3-5 seconds. Examples:
Teacher raises hand and counts slowly from 5 to 0. If you can hear me, clap once, etc. Teacher uses a rain stick—when the beads are quiet,
students should be quiet.
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Cooperative Learning Structures Jigsaw Think-Pair-Share Three-Step
Interview Round Robin
Brainstorming Three-minute
Review Numbered Heads
Together Team, Pair, Solo Circle the Sage Value Line Talking Chips Show Down Inside / Outside
Circle
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Jigsaw
Students are placed into expert groups. In these groups, they are assigned a specific section of text or a specific piece of material to learn. After the expert groups have met and feel comfortable with the material, new groups are formed with one member from each expert group. In the new groups, each member teaches the rest of the group the assigned material.
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Think-Pair-Share
First, students think silently about a question posed by the teacher.
Second, students pair up and exchange ideas. Third, the pairs form groups and share.
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Three-Step Interview
Each member of a team of 4 chooses another member to be a partner. Individuals interview their partners by asking clarifying questions. Then, the partners switch roles. Finally, individuals share their partner’s response with the team.
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Round Robin Brainstorming
In small groups of 4, one person is appointed a recorder. The teacher asks a question that has many different possible answers. First, students are given time to think. After think time, students share their responses with the group, round robin style. The recorder writes the answers of each group member.
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Three-Minute Review
Teachers stop anytime during a mini-lesson or discussion and give teams three minutes to review the material. Students may ask each other questions, clarify information, etc.
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Numbered Heads Together
In a team of four, each member is give a number (1, 2, 3, or 4). The teacher asks a question. The group discusses the answer. Then, the teacher calls out a number and each person with that number is asked to give the answer.
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Team, Pair, Solo
Students work out a problem as a team, first. Then, students work with a partner. Finally, students complete the problem
independently.
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Circle the Sage
The teacher identifies 4-5 students who understand a concept in-depth (the sages).
These students spread out across the room. Team members go to different groups. In the group, the sage explains the concept or
material. Students can ask questions, take notes, etc.
Members of the groups report back together to share what they learned from their sage.
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Value Line
The teacher makes a statement. Students stand on an imaginary line across the room from strongest agree to strongest disagree.
Students line up without talking. Students discuss their view with other students
sharing a similar perspective (those standing near them).
The line is folded and then they talk with a partner about their differing views.
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Talking Chips
Each student in a group receives one talking chip.
Students place their chip in the center of the team table each time they talk.
Students may speak in any order, but cannot speak a second time until all the chips are in the center.
Students re-distribute the chips and continue.
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Show Down
The teacher reads a question. Students write their answer on a white board,
covering their answer. Teacher announces, “Show Down!” Students compare answers in their groups and
make sure everyone in the group has the right answer.
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Inside / Outside Circle Students stand in two circles. The inside circle faces out, and the outside circle
faces in. Students have a partner. The teacher asks a question. The partners discuss. If
there is a right answer for the question, pairs need to make sure they know the answer. If they are stuck, they may consult with pairs on either side of them.
The teacher may ask for a choral response or call on an individual.
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References
Work by Spencer Kagan: www.kaganonline.com
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/cooperativelearning.htm
Kagan powerpoint: kagan-ppt-013008-1231382601240090-2.ppt