COOPERATIVE LEARNING

What is Cooperative Learning (CL)? A successful teaching strategy in which small teams, with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject.

A successful teaching strategy in which small teams, with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject.

Key Components of Successful Cooperative Learning Positive Interdependence Face-to-Face Interaction Individual and Group Accountability Interpersonal and Small-Group Skills Group Processing

Positive Interdependence

Face-to-Face Interaction

Individual and Group Accountability

Interpersonal and Small-Group Skills

Group Processing

Positive Interdependence: Sink and swim together Face-to-Face Interaction: Promote each other’s success

Positive Interdependence:

Sink and swim together

Face-to-Face Interaction:

Promote each other’s

success

Individual and Group Accountability: Achieve its goal and contribute share of work Interpersonal and Small-Group Skills: Skills for working together effectively as well as group maintenance skills

Individual and Group Accountability:

Achieve its goal and contribute share of work

Interpersonal and Small-Group Skills:

Skills for working together effectively as well as group maintenance skills

Group Processing: Give time to analyze how well they achieve the goals

Group Processing:

Give time to analyze how well they achieve the goals

Why use Cooperative Learning (CL)? Promote student learning and academic achievement Help students develop skills in oral communication Increase student retention Enhance student satisfaction with their learning experience

Promote student learning and academic achievement

Help students develop skills in oral communication

Increase student retention

Enhance student satisfaction with their learning experience

How do students benefit from working in CL? Students that are involved in cooperative learning achieve many social and academic benefits.

Students that are involved in cooperative learning achieve many social and academic benefits.

What is the teacher’s role? Design meaningful tasks for the students Monitor the learning process Provide feedback and assessment

Design meaningful tasks for the students

Monitor the learning process

Provide feedback and assessment

Class Activities that use CL Three Step Interview Think-Pair-Share Talking Chips Inside or Outside Circle Round Robin Numbered Heads Together Jigsaw

Three Step Interview

Think-Pair-Share

Talking Chips

Inside or Outside Circle

Round Robin

Numbered Heads Together

Jigsaw

Three Step Interview: Partners interview each other then share what they have learned with another team of two.

Three Step Interview:

Partners interview each other then share what they have learned with another team of two.

Think-Pair-Share: a. Thinking b. Pairing c. Sharing

Think-Pair-Share:

a. Thinking

b. Pairing

c. Sharing

Talking Chips: Each student is given a certain number of chips. Each time they talk they must submit a chip, but once their chips are gone they may no longer talk. Students must use all their chips.

Talking Chips:

Each student is given a certain number of chips. Each time they talk they must submit a chip, but once their chips are gone they may no longer talk. Students must use all their chips.

Inside or Outside Circle: People in the Outside Circle exchange ideas with the person facing them in the Inside Circle. Then, those in the Outside Circle rotate to face a different person in the Inside Circle.

Inside or Outside Circle:

People in the Outside Circle exchange ideas with the person facing them in the Inside Circle. Then, those in the Outside Circle rotate to face a different person in the Inside Circle.

Round Robin: It is an activity that teaches students how to take turns when working in a group.

Round Robin:

It is an activity that teaches students how to take turns when working in a group.

Numbered Heads Together: a. Numbering b. Questioning c. Heads Together d. Answering

Numbered Heads Together:

a. Numbering

b. Questioning

c. Heads Together

d. Answering

Jigsaw: Jigsaw can be used to develop a concept, master content, for discussion and group projects. Groups with four students are set up

Jigsaw:

Jigsaw can be used to develop a concept, master content, for discussion and group projects. Groups with four students are set up

Assessment in CL Evaluation Based on the Whole Group’s Performance Evaluation Combining Individual and Group Performance

Evaluation Based on the Whole Group’s Performance

Evaluation Combining Individual and Group Performance

Evaluation Based on the Whole Group’s Performance: a. Group scores on a single product b. Random selection of one member’s work

Evaluation Based on the Whole Group’s Performance:

a. Group scores on a single product

b. Random selection of one member’s work

Evaluation Combining Individual and Group Performance: a. Dual grading of academic performance b. Concurrent grading of academic and collaborative skills

Evaluation Combining Individual and Group Performance:

a. Dual grading of academic performance

b. Concurrent grading of academic and collaborative skills