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Cooperative Learning. By: Marissa,Jill , Llama, and Eric. Our Position. Cooperative learning promotes many positive attributes for children ’ s learning. It encompasses an important learning style. It incorporates their cultural identity and knowledge. Advantages.
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Cooperative Learning By: Marissa,Jill, Llama, and Eric
Our Position • Cooperative learning promotes many positive attributes for children’s learning. • It encompasses an important learning style. • It incorporates their cultural identity and knowledge.
Advantages • Students can pool their skills. • They can work with each other to acquire in depth knowledge. • Children have varied abilities that they can share and learn. • Students have a better retention of information through group learning than direct instruction. • English as a second language students. • Children whose cultures value working together, and family responsibility. • Children learn valuable social skills. • Group members can develop expertise in a subject area and share. • Coooerative learning facilitates inclusiveness across cultures, especially for those who have a tradition of sharing and working together. • Each member can display their unique skills and self-expression in a non-competitive manner. • Children are allowed to have different roles. • Observer/learner • Leader/Facilitator
Disadvantages • Teacher may have trouble with assessment of each individual student. • Some students have difficulty in group settings. • Control issues • Taking advantage of others in the group • Conflicts • Can’t be used all of the time. • Less effective in children when groups have the same ability level.
Teacher Role • Establish guidelines • Facilitator • Manager of time • Observer • This method of learning needs to be utilized by a teacher whose qualities value children’s cultural knowledge and abilities. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrruz5q2W08&feature=related
Activities: Grouping • Cooperative group role cards • Student count off • Group diverse abilities • Varied levels in each group
Activities: Task Examples • Group writing • Storytelling • Graphing • Research reports
References Ahmad, Fareed (2010). Effect of cooperative learning on students’ achievement at elementary level. International Journal of Learning. Vol. 17 Issue 3, p127-141. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrruz5q2W08&feature=related International Reading Association (2004) Cooperative Group Role Cards: Read, Write, and Think Kagan, S. & Kagan M. (2009). Cooperative Learning. San Clemente CA: Kagan Publishing. Lavasani, Masoud Gholamali & Khandan, Farah (2011). Mathematic anxiety, help seeking behavior and cooperative learning. Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences. Vol. 6 Issue 2, p61-74 Smaldino, Sharon E., Lowther, Deborah L., & Russell, James D. (2012). Instructional Technology and Media for Learning. Boston MA: Pearson. Trumbull,E., & Rothstein-Fisch,C. (2008). Cultures in harmony. Educational Leadership, 66, 63-66.