Cooperative Learning

1. Cooperative Learning A Cisco College Writing Resource Presentation by Debra Herrera

2. Cooperative Learning • Cooperative learning, also called collaborative learning, occurs whenever students interact in pairs or groups to share knowledge, complete assignments, and accomplish goals.

3. Cooperative Learning Teachers • specify the objectives for the lesson • explain the task • monitor students’ learning & intervene to provide assistance • assess student learning • help students evaluate group performance

4. Cooperative Learning Cooperative learning is NOT: • having students sit side by side as they do their work • having students who finish first help slower students • one student completing the work and others putting their name on it

5. Cooperative Learning Fosters: • positive interdependence • group & individual accountability • social skills • critical thinking and perspective taking

6. Cooperative Learning • Jigsaw • Think-Pair-Share • Brainstorming • Three-Minute Review • Numbered Heads Together • Circle the Sage • Partner Share

7. Cooperative Learning--Jigsaw • Groups of five students are assigned new material to learn and then teach to his group members. Students across the class working on the same sub-section work together to learn. Afterwards, students in the “expert” groups return to the original group to teach each other.

8. Cooperative Learning—Think-Pair-Share • Individuals think silently about a question posed. Partners share thoughts, and then share with other pairs, or the class.

9. Cooperative Learning--Brainstorming • Class is divided into small groups, with one person appointed as the recorder. A question is posed. After think time, members share responses as recorder writes them down.

10. Cooperative Learning—Three Minute Review • During discussion, teacher stops and gives teams 3 minutes to review what has been said, ask questions, or answer questions.

11. Cooperative Learning—Numbered Heads Together • Teams are established, and each member is given a number. Teams work together to answer a question. Teacher calls out a number (three) and each three is asked to give the answer.

12. Cooperative Learning—Circle the Sage • Teacher polls the class to find out which students thoroughly understood the new learning. These students (sages) spread out in the room and explain the concepts to 2 or 3 students, who then return to their group and compare notes.

13. References • Johnson, D.W., & Johnson, R. (1989). Cooperation and competition: Theory and research. Edina, MN: Interaction Book Company. • Spencer Kagan Material taken from the work of: