Cooperative Learning

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Co-operative Learning
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Definitions
Collaborative Consensus based upon mutual
understanding of own abilities and personality
(emphasis upon process)
Co-operative Structured interaction based upon
set processes to achieve set goals (emphasis upon
product)
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Teaching methods are used which require students
to co-operate with each other as they learn.
Lessons are structured so that each student has a
vested interest in each others learning as well
as their own and is held accountable for what
they have done and learned
Petty, G (2000)
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Characteristics Structure

• Groups sink/swim together
• Students have a goal to learn as well as a goal
  to help others
• Students are held accountable by the
  teacher/students for the goals identified

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Advantages

• Potential for higher level reasoning
• Potential for greater creativity generation of
  ideas
• Improved transfer of learning to related topics
• Potential for improved generic learning
  (social, problem solving skills
• Flexibility in terms of location, time
• Useful for problem solving, Conceptual areas of
  learning

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Potential Hazards

• Lack of preparation resources, time
• Lack of determined goals
• Lack of individual task setting (roles)
• Lack of face-to-face interaction
• Lack of opportunity for the development of group
  collaboration
• Lack of group assessment (poor monitoring)

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