This document discusses cooperative learning as an educational approach that organizes classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences through small group work. It identifies five essential elements for successful cooperative learning: positive interdependence, individual and group accountability, promotive interaction, interpersonal skills building, and group processing. The document also outlines characteristics of cooperative learning including small group size, task focus, cooperation/interaction, individual responsibility, and division of labor. Benefits include improved content comprehension, reinforced skills, active learning, and boosted self-esteem.

1. ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC: Cooperative Learning
Submitted by,
Shaly Edwin K
Roll No: 31
B.Ed Natural Science

2. INTRODUCTION
Co operative learning is very similar to collaborative learning
expect that it introduces a more structured setting with the teacher in
total control of the learning environment collaboration is a philosophy of
interaction and personal life style whereas cooperation is structure of
interaction designed to facilitate the accomplishment of an end products
or goal. The key difference between them is the level of contribution
expected of each member of the group. Cooperative learning is defined
as instructional method and technique in which pupils work in small
groups (4-6) and are recuarded in some way performance as a group.
Cooperative learning enhances students academic management and
social skill.
Cooperative learning is an educational approach which aims to
organize classroom activities into academic and social learning
experience. There is much more to cooperative than merely arranging
students into groups and it has been described as structuring positive.
Five essential elements are identified for the successful
incooperation of cooperative learning in the classroom. The first and

3. most important element is positive interdependence. The second element
is individual and group accountability. The third element is (face to face)
promotive interaction. The fourth element is teaching the students the
required interpersonal and small group skills. The fifth element is group
processing.
Characteristics of Co operative learning
 Uses small groups of four or five students.
 Focuses on tasks to be accomplished
 Requires group co operation and interaction
 Mandates individual responsibility to learn
 Supports division of labour
Benefits of co operative learning
 Improvement of comprehension of basic academic content
 Reinforcement of academic skills
 Students decision making allowed
 Creation of active learning environment
 Boosted students self esteem
 Celebration of diverse learning style
 Promotion of students responsibility

4.  Focus on success of everyone
Features of Co operative learning
Co operative learning includes the following five features.
1. Positive interdependence
In co operative learning classrooms. Students work together to
ensures the success of each student. Positive interdependence is a
management system that encourages students to work together and
teachers students that school life for each one of them is enhanced
when everyone succeeds.
2. Face to Face interaction
In co operative learning situations students interact assist one
another with learning tasks and promote one another success. The
small group settings allow students to work directly with one another
to share ideas and options to come to common understandings and
work team.
3. Individual accountability
In co operative learning settings each students is held
accountable for his own academic progress and task completion.

5. 4. Interpersonal and small group skills
Co operative learning offers students a chance to develop the
interpersonal skills needed to succeed at school work and within the
community primary among these skills are effective communication,
understanding and appreciation of others, decision making, problem
solving, conflict resolution and compromise.
Group Evaluation
Group of students need to evaluate and discuss how well they
meeting their goals, with actions help and what actions seem to hurt
group interactions.
Providing co operative learning opportunities is not simply a
matter placing students in group and assigning tasks. Teachers must
carefully select structured groups, plan cooperative learning
activities. Set both academic and social goals for group work and
monitor individual students progress and group learning depends on
the following.
 Teacher planning is critical
 Student engagement is mandatory
 Quality work is essential

6.  Constant student monitoring is required
 Assessment is vital
 Time requirement must be established
 Trust, cohesiveness and responsibility must be promoted
REFERENCE
 Methodology of Teaching and pedagogic analysis-
Dr.K. Shivarajan, Prof.A.Faziludheen
 www.wikipedia.org