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Enhancing Social Skills Through Cooperative Learning Groups

This guide explores the benefits of cooperative group work in education, focusing on social participation, teamwork, conflict management, and teacher's role in fostering effective group dynamics.

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Enhancing Social Skills Through Cooperative Learning Groups

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  1. Learning to Work in a Cooperative Group Jan Summers

  2. Why Do We Have Groups? • Encourages social participation of the learner • Promotes teamwork and interpersonal skills • Reduces competition • Increases retention of material

  3. Groups Foster Social Skills • Become active listeners • Learn to ask good questions • Give others a chance to share ideas • Passive students benefit

  4. How Do Students Learn to Manage Conflict? • Recognize conflict • Identify wants • Identify feelings • Identify others’ wants • Offer solutions • Reach agreement

  5. Teacher’s Role • Continually monitor groups • Guide students by asking quality questions • Insure that each student is accountable

  6. Assessment • Needs to be measured • Students require feedback • Achieved through observation • Students self-evaluate

  7. What Makes a Group Less Successful? • Students work on their own • Interaction involves giving and checking answers • Teacher instructions are unclear • Absence of predefined student roles

  8. What Makes a Group More Successful? • Manipulatives are used • Groups have at least three members • Rewards are used, mostly for positive behavior • Teacher monitors group • Individual or group accountability

  9. References Chiu, M. (2004). Adapting teacher interventions to students’ needs during cooperative learning: How to improve student problem solving and time on-task. American Educational Research Journal, 41, 365-400. Emmer, E. T. & Gerwels, M.C. (2002). Cooperative learning in elementary classrooms: Teaching practices and lesson characteristics. The Elementary School Journal, 103, 75-93. Prinu, M. (2004). Does active learning work? A review of the research. Journal of Engineering Education, 93, 223-232. Vermette, P., Harper, L., & Dimillo, S. (2004). Cooperative and collaborative learning with 4-8 year olds: How does research support teachers’ practice? Journal of Instructional Psychology, 31, 130.

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