Cooperative learning is a grouping strategy where students work together to benefit each other's learning. It involves forming teams where students engage interactively while being individually and collectively accountable. They develop interpersonal and leadership skills through reflection on personal and group learning. When used for a project on Lord of the Flies, the teacher divides students into groups to create videos analyzing different hypothetical scenarios from the novel to practice collaboration skills.
2. Cooperative Learning A grouping strategy in which students work together to benefit each other’s learning potential
3. Successful Cooperative Learning Group Essentials Members are part of a “team” Interactive engagement Individual and group accountability Interpersonal and leadership skills Reflection Personal learning Group function
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7. Integration A video of the scene in which Piggy was murdered A video of a newscast reporting the plane crash, life on the island according to the survivors, and the rescue A video of a mock trial in which Jack is accused of murder
8. Integration Evaluate and Revise Students will be able to: Evaluate fellow students’ abilities to analyze and synthesize information gained from the novel Offer peer editing and respond with group revisions
9. Summary Cooperative learning as a teaching strategy: utilizes students’ best skills in a non-threatening environment to enhance acquisition of the material. better prepares students for “real world” situations in which skills in collaboration are fundamental for success in future employment
