The document discusses how cooperative learning can be used to support IT-based learning in schools that may not have enough computers. Cooperative learning involves students working together in small groups on common tasks. It requires elements like shared goals, interdependence, interaction, individual accountability, and social skills. When students work together on computers, they naturally interact, share help, and prefer to work in groups. For cooperative learning to be effective with computers, teachers must assign mixed-ability teams, establish interdependence, teach social skills, ensure individual accountability, and help groups process information. Groups should be limited to around six students to facilitate close involvement.

2. Reality dictates that school face
the fact that each classroom,
especially in public or
government schools, may not be
equipped with appropriate
number of computers.
Introduction

3. The creativity of the teacher will
have to respond to the situation,
and so cooperative learning will
likely be the answer to the
implementation of IT supported
learning in our schools.

5. Is learning by small groups of
students who work together in a
common learning task.
It is also called Group Learning.
 Helping one in one hand.
Cooperative or Collaborative
Learning

6. A common goal
Interdependence
Interaction
Individual accountability
Social skills
5 Elements are needed to be
truly cooperative learning:

7. Encourages active learning,
while motivating students.
Advantages of
Cooperative Learning

8. Increases academic
performance.

9. Promotes literacy and
language skills.

10.  Improves teachers effectiveness.

11. › Moreover, there are studies which
show that cooperative learning
enhances:
1. Personal and social development
among students.
2. Self- esteem
3. Social relations between racially and
culturally different students.

12.  Based on a study conducted, researchers
agree that the computer is a natural learning
vehicle for cooperative (at times called
promotes) learning.
 Thus, it shows that when students work with
computers in groups, they cluster and
interact with each other for advice and
mutual help. They share with an interest to
learn.

13.  Moreover, given the option to work
individually or in a group, the students
generally wish to work together in computer-
based and non-computer-based activities.
 Reflecting on this, psychologists think that
the computer fosters this positive social
behavior because it has a display monitor –
where they look something in common.

14.  Educators are still wary about the
computer’s role in cooperative
learning. Thus they pose the
position that the use of computers
do not automatically result in
cooperative learning.

15.  There therefore assign the teacher several
tasks in order to ensure collaborative
learning. These are:
-Assigning students to mixed-ability
teams
-Establishing positive interdependence
-Teaching cooperative social skills
-Insuring individual accountability, and
-Helping groups process information

16.  These are in addition to assigning a
common work goal in which each
member of the group will realize that
their group will not succeed unless
everyone contributes to the groups’
success. And then the objectives will
never realize without sharing helps to
one another.

17.  It is also important for the teacher limits
learning group clusters (six is the ideal
number in a group) so there can be closer
involvement in thinking and learning.

19. Prepared by:
Junel Yarso Rosios
Jona Mae Batingal Galo
Cooperative
Learning with the
Computer