Cooperative learning is an instructional strategy where students work together in small groups to help each other learn. It involves grouping students of varying abilities together to achieve a common learning goal. The advantages of cooperative learning include increasing social skills, developing communication abilities, building self-esteem, promoting ownership of learning, and improving achievement. While it takes time to implement and requires group participation, cooperative learning has been shown through research to be an effective way for students to learn when properly organized.

1. Cooperative Learning By: Stephanie Williams SLIS 5720 Technology Project 1

2. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!! Are your students actually HEARING your lectures? Give cooperative learning a try!

3. What is Cooperative Learning? Cooperative learning is when students are grouped together at different ability levels to achieve a learning goal.

4. Cooperative Learning…. *Is fun- for both students and teachers *Gets students up and moving *Is exciting *Challenging to students *Active participation takes place

5. Advantages of Cooperative Learning Increase social skills among group

6. Advantages of Cooperative Learning Develop oral communication skills

7. Advantages of Cooperative Learning Build student self esteem

8. Advantages of Cooperative Learning Promote ownership of their own learning

9. Advantages of Cooperative Learning Increase student achievement

10. Research proves how students learn best

11. Limitations of Cooperative Learning Forces group participation

12. Limitations of Cooperative Learning Takes time to get organized

13. Limitations of Cooperative Learning Higher students’ abilities not met

14. Limitations of Cooperative Learning Manipulation of groups

15. All of these can definitely be resolved in order to have a successful classroom.