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Cooperative Learning. A teaching strategy for covenant and content. COOPERATIVE LEARNING. WHAT IT IS NOT : The panacea for all your instructional problems… The only way to teach effectively… The best way to teach everything….
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Cooperative Learning A teaching strategy for covenant and content
COOPERATIVE LEARNING WHAT IT IS NOT: • The panacea for all your instructional problems… • The only way to teach effectively… • The best way to teach everything….
Differences Between Traditional Groupwork and Cooperative Learning
Differences (con’t.) • Task and group behavior emphasized Only task is emphasized • Social skills directly taught Social skills assumed • Group processing on teamwork No group processing
ELEMENTS OF COOPERATIVELY STRUCTURED LEARNING • Group heterogeneity • Positive group interdependence • Individual accountability • Leadership skills • Group processing
SOME BENEFITS OF COOPERATIVELY STRUCTURED LEARNING:THE RESEARCH Facilitates higher achievement, particularly among students in the lower 50th percentile. Increases student perspective-taking Can foster better attitude toward school Increases retention at school Increases intrinsic motivation Can foster more positive heterogeneous relationships Can foster more language development Increases self-esteem Encourages greater collaboration Fosters more on-task behavior (if done correctly!) Encourages more positive psychological adjustment Provides more social support
CONTINUUM OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING • May be: • Simple to Complex • May feature: • Cooperation to Appropriate competition • May use: • Pairs Triad Quartets • May last: • 1 class session Up to six weeks • May require: • Few social skills Many social skills