This document discusses cooperative learning, which involves students working together in small groups toward a common goal. Cooperative learning has benefits such as encouraging active learning and higher academic performance, as well as improving social skills and teacher effectiveness. When using computers for cooperative learning, students interact and help each other, and psychologists believe computers can foster positive social behaviors among students. Researchers agree computers are a natural tool to support cooperative learning. Effective cooperative learning involves mixing student abilities, establishing interdependence, teaching social skills, and ensuring individual accountability.

3. • Learning by small group of
students who work together
in a common learning task.
• Group Learning

5. • Common Goal
• Interdependence
• Interaction
• Individual Accountability
• Social Skills

7. • Encourages active learning, while
motivating students;
• Increases academic performance;
• Promotes literacy and language
skills;
• Improves teacher effectiveness;

9. • When student works with
computers in groups, they
cluster and interact with each
other for advice and mutual
help.

10. •Psychologists think that
computer fosters a
positive social behavior.

11. • Researchers agree that the
computer is a fairly natural
learning vehicle for
cooperative learning.

13. • Assigning students to
mixed-ability teams;
• Establishing positive
interdependence;

14. • Teaching cooperative
social skills;
• Insuring individual
accountability;
• Helping groups process
information.