Post on 15-Jan-2017
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
BEATRIZ AMPARO PUENTES JÁCOME
Teaching strategy where students of different levels of ability, use a diversity of learning activities to develop their understanding of a subject in small groups.
DEFINITION
Positive interdependenceIndividual accountabilityFace-to-face promotive interactionInterpersonal and small group skillsGroup processing
Elements of cooperative learning
Johnson, Johnson, & Smith , 1998
Types Of Cooperative Learning
Formal Groups:Students working together, for one class period to several weeks, to achieve shared learning goals and complete jointly specific tasks and assignments.
Johnson & Johnson , 1999
Types Of Cooperative Learning
Informal Groups: Students work together to achieve a joint learning goal , last from a few minutes to one class period.
Johnson & Johnson , 1999
Types Of Cooperative Learning
Base Groups: are long-term, heterogeneous groups. (a) Provide support.(b) Encouragement.(c) Assistance to progress academically.
Johnson & Johnson , 1999
Managing group size Cooperative learning works best when group size is smaller. Classroom has about 15 to 20 students. Students are usually grouped in clusters of 3 to 5.
Class Activities that use Cooperative Learning
Think-Pair-Share Three-Step Interview Three-minute review Numbered Heads Together
Kagan, 1994
Increases academic achievements. Creates mutual understanding between students. Increases self-esteem, social skills, and study skills. Builds social relationships.
Advantages of Cooperative Learning
Kagan, 1994
Advantages of Cooperative Learning
Teaches students to be more responsible. Students learn to work in groups and understand others. Introduces the sense of social orientation.
Kagan, 1994
Cooperative LearningACTIVITY
C O O P E R A T I V EL ARNING
B