Cooperative
Learning
Instructional
Approaches
WHAT IS COOPERATIVE
LEARNING?
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COOPERATIVE LEARNING
⬗ Cooperative Learning deals with children learning together
in groups, which are structured so that group members have
to cooperate to succeed.
⬗ Students work together to learn and are responsible for
their team-mates' learning as well as their own.
⬗ Cooperative Learning improves students' communication
skills and enhances their ability to be successful in the
world of work and to live in the society.
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1.
THE PURPOSE
OF
COOPERATIVE
LEARNING
“
New knowledge and ideas
develop in a context of
discussion, and they
appear first ‘out there’ in
the extramental plane.
_Vyygotsky
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4 reasons why
cooperative
learning is
recommended
1
More children
are actively
learning.
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2
Children learn
to help one
another.
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3
Child-to-child
learning
support.
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4
Improved
motivation
through success.
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What
Research has
Found about
Cooperative
Learning?
ADVANTAGES
(Johnson &Johnson,) has found that Cooperative Learning improves not only
learning but also social development skills and communication.
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• increased academic learning
• increased critical thinking ability
• more time spent onWantlearning tasks (less day
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• increased student retention
• increased student motivation to learn
• enhanced student satisfaction with their learning
experience
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• reduces disruptive behavior
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• develops peerUserelationships
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• promote student self-esteem
• students use appropriate social skills
• improved attitude towards school
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• students learn to share information
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• helps studentsUsetobigconsider
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• helps students develop skills in oral
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ELEMENTS OF
COOPERATIVE
LEARNING
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Cooperative learning is a
structured form of small
group learning. It is based
on two key assumptions,
positive interdependence
and individual
accountability
(Cottell & Millis, 1994).
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1
Positive
Interdependence
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2 Facilitator
Scribe
Establishing Time Keeper
Reporter
group roles
Illustrator
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3
Collaborative
(Social)
Skills
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4 Reflection
Discussion
Processing Description
Group Decision
Interaction
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5
Heterogeneous
Grouping
(mixing students)
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6
Individual
Accountability
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What are
the methods
for applying
it?
Cooperative learning methods fall into 2 main
categories:
Structured Team Learning Informal Group Learning Method
It involves rewards to teams based It covers methods more focused on
on the learning progress of their social dynamics, projects, and
members, and they are also discussion than on mastery of well-
characterized by individual specified content.
accountability, which means that
team success depends on individual
learning, not group products.
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Structured Team Learning
Student Teams-Achievement Teams-Games-Tournament
Division (STAD) (TGT)
It is most appropriate for Same with STAD but replaces
teaching well-defined the test with weekly
objectives, such as tournament game which does
mathematical computations not use the system of
and applications. improvement score
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Structured Team Learning
Student Teams-Achievement STAD has 4 steps:
Division (STAD)
1) Whole-class presentation
It is most appropriate for
2) Group discussion
teaching well-defined
objectives, such as 3) Test
mathematical computations 4) Group recognition
and applications.
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Structured Team Learning
Teams-Games-Tournament has Teams-Games-Tournament
4 steps: (TGT)
1) Whole-class presentation
Same with STAD but replaces
2) Group discussion
the test with weekly
3) Tournament tournament game which does
4) Group recognition not use the system of
improvement score
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Informal Group Learning Method
Think-Pair-Share Group Investigation
First proposed by Frank Developed by Shlomo Sharan
Lyman in 1981. It can be used and Yael Sharan in 1992.
before reading or teaching a Students have freedom to
concept and works better with choose their topics of interest
smaller groups. for investigation, plan and
carry it out, present and
evaluate the results
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Informal Group Learning Method
Think-Pair-Share Think Pair Share
1. Read Silently
First proposed by Frank 2. Pair with somebody
Lyman in 1981. It can be used
before reading or teaching a 3. Share in the whole class
concept and works better with
smaller groups.
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Informal Group Learning Method
6 stages: Group Investigation
1) Determining subtopics and
organizing into groups Developed by Shlomo Sharan
2) Planning investigation and Yael Sharan in 1992.
3) Carrying out investigation Students have freedom to
choose their topics of interest
4) Planning a presentation
for investigation, plan and
5) Giving a presentation carry it out, present and
6) Evaluating achievement evaluate the results
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