This document discusses how cooperative learning can help address the lack of sufficient computers in classrooms. It defines cooperative learning as students working in small groups on a common task, with elements like a shared goal, interdependence, interaction, individual accountability, and social skills. The document outlines advantages like improved academic performance and social skills, and disadvantages like some students dominating. It explains how computers can foster cooperative learning when students work together for advice, but teachers must still structure tasks properly to ensure collaboration.

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.
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
Introduction

3. DEFINING
COOPEATIVE
LEARNING

4. Cooperative or Collaborative
Learning
Is learning by small groups of students
who work together in a common learning
task.
It is also called Group Learning.

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

6. Advantages of Cooperative
Learning
Encourages active learning, while
motivating students.

7. Increases academic performance.

8. Promotes literacy and language skills.

9. Improves teachers effectiveness.

10. In addition, 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.

11. Disadvantages of Cooperative
Learning
• Students in the group are having
conversations that has nothing to do with
the lesson.
• Students becoming impatient with others
in the group ceasing to work
cooperatively.
• One bright students doing the most of the
work.

12. Cooperative learning and the
computer
Based on a study
conducted, researchers agree
that the computer is a natural
learning vehicle for cooperative
(at times called promotive)
learning.

13. Cooperative learning and the
computer
Thus, it shows that when
students work with computers in
groups, they cluster and interact
with each other for advice and
mutual help.

14. Cooperative learning and the
computer
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.

15. Cooperative learning and the
computer
Reflecting on this, psychologists
think the computer fosters this
positive social behavior because
it has a display monitor – where
they look something in common.

16. Components of cooperative
learning
• 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.

17. Components of cooperative
learning
• There therefore assign the teacher
several tasks in order to ensure
collaborative learning. These are:
-Assigning students to mixed-ability teams
-Establishing positive interdependence

18. Components of cooperative
learning
-Teaching cooperative social skills
-Insuring individual accountability, and
-Helping groups process information

19. Components of cooperative
learning
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.

20. Components of cooperative
learning
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.

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