Cooperative learning is an instructional strategy where small groups of 2-6 students work together to maximize individual and collective learning. There are five key elements: positive interdependence through shared goals and materials; individual and group accountability; interpersonal skills like communication; face-to-face interaction to help each other learn; and group processing through self-assessment. The phases of cooperative learning include preparation, instruction, assigning roles, monitoring, assessment, and challenging group dynamics. Common techniques include STAD, Jigsaw, Think-Pair-Share, Numbered Heads, and Team-Pair-Solo.

1. Co-operative Learning: Meaning, Concept,
Phases and Techniques
Yashpreet Kaur
Assistant Professor
Lovely Professional University,Jalandhar

2. Meaning
Cooperative Learning is an instructional strategy where small
teams of students, usually two to six members, work together to
maximize their individual and collective learning.

3. Five Elements of Cooperative Learning
• Positive Interdependence
• Individual and Group Accountability
• Interpersonal and Small-Group Skills
• Face to Face Promotive Interaction
• Group Processing (Reflection)

4. Positive Interdependence
• Active participation of students
• Mutual goals
• Joint reward
• Shared material and information

5. Interpersonal and group skills
• Effective communication
• Leadership
• Decision making
• Trust building

6. Individual and Group Accountability
• Attempt for mastery learning
• Each student is responsible to complete his share of work

7. Promotive Interaction
• Motivate to each other for learning
• Group discussion

8. Group Processing
• Analyze learning task of team
• Social skills of team
• Self assessment of group

9. Phases of Cooperative Learning
• Preparation or pre instructional planning
• Introduction of group activity through instructions
• Assigning student roles and tasks
Organizer, Recorder, Checker, Questioner, Assessor,
Encourager, Summarizer, Spokesperson, Timekeeper, Team
facilitator, Elaborator
• Monitor and Intervene
• Assessment
• Challenging group dynamics or group processing

10. Techniques of Cooperative Learning
Here are six common cooperative learning techniques to try in your
classroom.
• STAD (or Student-Teams-Achievement Divisions)
• Jig-Saw
• Think-Pair-Share
• Numbered Heads
• Team-Pair-Solo

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