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GROUP WORK & COOPERATIVE LEARNING. AS TEACHING STRATEGIES. GROUP WORK . (COOPERATION) Small group work Large group work Critical outcomes (principles of OBE) Focus on the outcome. WHEN AND HOW TO APPLY GROUP WORK? (169). To reach the ultimate outcome (academic and social)
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GROUP WORK & COOPERATIVE LEARNING AS TEACHING STRATEGIES
GROUP WORK (COOPERATION) • Small group work • Large group work • Critical outcomes (principles of OBE) Focus on the outcome
WHEN AND HOW TO APPLY GROUP WORK? (169) • To reach the ultimate outcome (academic and social) • Focus is placed on the active acceptors of information • Reconstruct / make sense • Work on a realistic task • Learners must work together effectively • Focus on communication • Improve problem solving skills DEFINE OUTCOMES
LIMITATIONS (171) • Learn how to learn in the environment “skills” • Not everybody is willing to do their part • Not everybody is accepted in the group • Cannot contribute and does not feel competent • Teachers do not want take control and places responsibility on learners” • If the activity is not monitored can time be wasted • Arrange the class
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION(172) • PLANNING • Plan before hand • Prepare the learners • Design how you will organise the group • Prepare the material • Develop guidelines • Set the problem • Organise and set rules.
2. IMPLEMENTATION (173) REMEMBER IF THE LEARNERS ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE METHOD LET THEM WORK TOGETHER IN A GROUP OF TWO Step 1: outcomes Step 2: give the necessary information Step 3: form the groups under guidance and select role players Step 4:facilitate /monitor Step 5:activities to make the conclusions Step 6: plan assessment
COOPERATIVE LEARNING ROLE OF THE TEACHER WHAT IS COOPERATIVE LEANING? ROLE OF THE LEARNERS ADVANTAGES TO WORK TOGETHER TO REACH A SPECIFIC AIM
GROUPS • Specialist group • Theme • 1 • Write down the planning method carefully • 2 • Evaluate the method critically. • 3 • Evaluate the disadvantages critically • 4 • Measure the method against the critically outcomes that learners should be able to demonstrate • 5 • Develop a rubric that you as teacher will be able to use to assess the learners
ROLE OF THE LEARNER • Positive interdependence between learners • Learners want to understand one another and support one another • Individual responsibility • Appropriate interpersonal skills are learnt • Each member must reflect one what said
ROLE OF THE TEACHER • Division of groups (board; role play) • Task for each group • Determine method of feedback • Summarise • Determine method of assessment • Facilitate (keep focused) • Motivate • Take charge of progress
DISADVANTAGE • Learners do not like group work and prefer to work alone • Must learn from one another –only if it is effective • Do not want to be associated with the group • Success is ensured if learners realize that they are interdependent • Can fail if every learner does not realize that they have a responsibility
ADVANTAGE • Enhances and encourages cooperation between groups • Improves communication skills • Individual and group attempts are successful • Exchange and verbalizes ideas • Learners are encourages to think how they learn • Learners are responsible for own learning and realizes responsibility • A lot of work can be done in a short while
