Cooperative learning
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Cooperative learning involves students working in small teams to help each other learn. Key aspects include positive interdependence where students rely on each other to succeed, individual accountability, interpersonal skills like communication, face-to-face interaction to teach each other, and evaluating their teamwork. Effective cooperative groups have all students contribute, participate in decision making, trust each other, communicate respectfully, contribute ideas and ask questions. Benefits include more student engagement and motivation to learn as well as developing important collaboration skills.
Cooperative learning
- 1. COOPERATIVE LEARNING Dr.Jaganmohana Rao Gurugubelli Faculty of Education MITE, KOHIMA
- 2. COOPERATIVE LEARNING Cooperative Learning: A teaching strategy where small teams of students (or adults), with differing abilities, work together, using a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Students use and develop a variety of personal skills ( communication, listening, collaboration) to accomplish a shared learning goal set by the teacher/facilitator.
- 3. What Does a Cooperative Model Look Like? Students work cooperatively compared with traditional models where individuals are only looking out for themselves. Team members are responsible for their own individual learning as well as for their teammates learning. Teams are made up of high, medium and low academic achieving students. (Students in heterogeneous groups)
- 4. Teams are heterogeneous in gender, race, culture and socioeconomic status. Team members contribute their knowledge, experience, skills and resources to the group. Team members cooperate and collaborate. Team members benefit from the contributions of the individual team members. Team members acquire new skills and knowledge. Rewards are oriented towards individual and group.
- 5. Key Elements of Cooperative Learning: Positive Interdependence Individual and Group Accountability Interpersonal and Small-Group Skills Face to Face Promotive Interaction Group Processing
- 6. 1) Positive Interdependence tasks and goals are clearly defined efforts of each team member benefits the individual as well as the group commitment is made to both personal as well as group success 2. Individual and Group Accountability each team member must contribute to the group as a whole each team member is accountable for helping the group reach its goals
- 7. 3. Interpersonal and Small-Group Skills Each team member must provide effective leadership be motivated be able to make decisions be able to build trust be able to communicate 4. Face to Face Promotive Interaction Encourage, help, and applaud each other's efforts Support one another academically and personally
- 8. Explain how to solve problems Teach each other Discuss concepts being learned Connect present with past learning Foster the groups mutual goal 5. Group Processing Communicate openly, freely, respectfully discussing their concerns Maintain effective working relationships Describe what member actions are helpful/unhelpful Process status of goal achievement and accomplishments
- 9. Essentials of Effective Cooperative Learning Groups: Each team member should contribute their time and energy Each team member should participate in the decision making process Each team member should trust that other team members will be contributing to the group Communication Each team member should listen respectfully and attentively to other team members Each team member should contribute ideas Each team member should ask questions when clarification is needed Each team member should give constructive feedback
- 10. Planning for Cooperative Learning : There are six key steps involved in planning for cooperative learning: 1. Choose an approach: Students in heterogeneous groups of four to five members use study devices to master academic material and then help each other learn the material through tutoring, quizzing and team discussions. 2. Choose appropriate content: Teachers must be sure to choose content that will spark and keep the interest of the students. 3. Form student teams: The formation of student teams will vary according to the goals and objectives of the lesson as well as the diversity among racial, ethical, gender and ability groups.
- 11. 4. Develop materials: Teachers usually provide verbal information along with worksheets, outlines and study guides during a cooperative learning lesson. 5. Plan for orienting students to tasks and roles: Students who are unfamiliar with the cooperative learning model will need to be taught about the model and be clear on their roles as well as the teacher’s expectations during this type of lesson. 6. Plan for the use of time and space: The amount of time it takes to conduct a successful cooperative learning lesson. Cluster seating is a popular seating arrangement for cooperative learning because it allows students to sit in groups of four or six during their small group discussions.
- 12. Benefits in the Classroom: There are many benefits that can result from using cooperative learning strategies. Here are benefits you might notice after implementing cooperative learning tasks in your classroom: o Cooperative learning is fun, so students enjoy it and are more motivated. o Cooperative learning is interactive, so students are engaged, active participants in the learning. o Cooperative learning allows discussion and critical thinking, so students learn more and remember what they've learned for a longer period of time. o Cooperative learning requires students to learn to work together, which is an important skill for their futures.