Classroom Management and Motivation:

Use of Cooperative Learning

Dr. Rosalina J. VillanezaDepartment of Education

rosevill62@yahoo.com

Workshop ObjectivesWorkshop Objectives

At the end of the workshop, participants

will be able to:

understand the principles of cooperative learning

acquire ideas on organising & managing cooperative group work

acquire some use some cooperative learning strategies

• Think of one happy incident that happened to you today

• Pair up with your shoulder partner & relate the incident to one another

• Share with the class

One Happy Incident One Happy Incident Think-Pair-Share (Kagan, 1994)Think-Pair-Share (Kagan, 1994)

Busy Bee, Task Manager

Huggy Bear, Encourager

Quiet Mouse, Quiet Captain

Timely Owl, Time Keeper

Eager Beaver, Resource Manager

Role Allocation

Raise a hand

Stop talking

Pass the signal

Attend to the teacher

Managing CL: RSPA/Quiet Managing CL: RSPA/Quiet SignalSignal

What is Cooperative Learning?What is Cooperative Learning?

Cooperation is working together to accomplish shared goals and cooperative learningcooperative learning is the instructional use of small groups so that students work together to maximise their own and each other’s learning.

Johnson, Johnson & Holubec, 1998

©NIE/NTU

Each person will take a different colour crayon and a paper.

Draw eyes on your paper and pass your paper to your left when you hear the word ‘Change’ .

Draw ears on the new paper and pass it to your left.

Draw nose and pass it to your left.

Draw a mouth and pass the paper to the first owner.

The first owner will add whatever you wish to complete the drawing.

The group will choose one of the drawings as your mascot and name it.

Creating a Team MascotCreating a Team Mascot Simultaneous RoundTable (Kagan,

1994)

What are the Benefits of CL?What are the Benefits of CL? Team Word WebbingTeam Word Webbing

• Each member will use a different coloured crayon.

• On a large butcher paper provided, each member will take turns to write a benefit of using CL in your classes.

Benefits of Cooperative LearningBenefits of Cooperative Learning

• Improves academic achievement

• Improves motivation

• Increases retention

• Improves thinking

• Develops better attitude towards school & subjects

• Develops higher esteem

• Develops cross-ethnic friendships

• Develops greater collaborative skills

Principles of Cooperative Learning Principles of Cooperative Learning

Positive interdependence

Individualaccountability

Face to facepromotiveinteraction Social

skills

Groupprocessing

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• Name each member in the home team: A, B, C & D.

• Each member will receive a piece of the reading material:

- A: Positive Interdependence

- B: Collaborative Skills

- C: Processing Group Interaction & Heterogeneous

Grouping

- D: Individual Accountability & Teachers’ Role When

Students Are In Groups

• All will move to their expert teams and master the reading material (10 mins).

• Each member will return to the home team and teach his/her piece to others in the team (20 mins).

Principles of CLPrinciples of CLJigsaw Jigsaw

Happy TalkHappy Talk

A:Thank you for sharing your pieces with me.

B:I like working with you.

C:Thank you for being such good partners.

D/E: Think of something nice to say.

Video-viewing & DiscussionVideo-viewing & Discussion

What CL principles are incorporated into the lesson?

How did the teacher organise & manage her class?

Summary Summary

• 5 Principles of CL

• Organising CL

- Group size, grouping, group arrangement, role allocation

• Managing CL

- RSPA/Quiet Signal, teambuilding, CL roles

• CL Strategies

- Think-Pair-Share, Simultaneous Roundtable,

Team Word Webbing & Jigsaw

©NIE/NTU

Group ProcessingGroup Processing

How well have you done as a group?

ReferencesReferences

• Jacobs, G. M., Power, M. A. & Loh, W. I (2002). The Teacher’s Sourcebook for Cooperative Learning. CA: Corwin Press.

• Jacob, G. M., Gan, S. L. & Ball, J. (1995). Learning Cooperative Learning via Cooperative Learning. Singapore: Regional Language Centre.

• Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T. (1999). Learning Together and Alone. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

• Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T. & Holubec, E. J. (1998). Cooperation in the Classroom. Minnesota: Interaction Book Company.

• Kagan, L., Kagan, Miguel & Kagan, S. (1997). Cooperative Learning Structures for Teambuilding. CA: Kagan Cooperative Learning.

• Kagan, S. (1994). Cooperative Learning. CA: Kagan Cooperative Learning.