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EEX 3257 COOPERATIVE LEARNING
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BENEFITS OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING Academic
Benefits

• Increased achievement and increased retention of
  knowledge
• Improved critical reasoning skills
• Greater use of higher level thinking skills
• Improves attitudes toward learning, subject area
  knowledge and school
• Increased on-task behavior
• Stronger intrinsic motivation to learn

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AFFECTIVE  BENEFITS

• More positive attitudes toward teachers and
  other school personnel
• Higher self esteem
• Less disruptive behavior
• Improves social interaction with peers
• Greater collaboration skills
• Increased ability to view things from anothers
  perspective

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KEY ELEMENTS OF COOPERATIVE LEARN

• Positive Interdependence
• Individual Accountability
• Face to Face interaction
• Group Processing
• Interpersonal and small group skills

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POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE

• Students NEED each other to complete the
  task. This can be accomplished through
• Mutual goals (each person must succeed to be
  successful)
• Joint rewards (rewarded for performance of EACH
  group member)
• Shared Materials and information
• Assigned roles

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Face to Face Interaction

• Key is careful structuring so that verbal
  interaction is essential.

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Individual Accountability

• Success means EVERY member learns the material
• Individual learning MUST be assessed
• Example--individual exams OR select one exam to
  count as grade for the group OR select one member
  to answer a question for entire group

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Interpersonal and Small Group Skills

• Teachers must teach interpersonal skills such as
  
• Communication
• Leadership
• Trust
• Decision Making
• Conflict

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Group Processing

• Teach strategies and give groups time to analyze
  the functioning of their groups.
• Feedback from the teacher.
• Student observers use observation instruments
  and give feedback to the group.