1. Cooperative Learning

2. Cooperative learning
- Students working together on a lab or field
project.
- Requires teachers to structure cooperative
interdependence among the students.
- Involve key elements which can be
implemented in a variety of ways
- Different types of cooperative groups
appropriate for different situations and
students

3. Pros:
*Helps increase the children's social
skills
* Increases listening skills
* Implements turn taking
* Increases individual accountability
* Helps teach team based workplace
skills
*Increases knowledge of technology

4. Educational Theory
Robert Slavin’s social psychological perspective
supports cooperative learning:
•Social organization of the classroom
•Independent study
•Small groups
•Whole group
• Student control
•Reward structure
•21st century learners arrive with skills developed from technology-based
social networking

5. Technology
Students have the ability to use many
types of technology to support
cooperative learning.
*Internet
*Phones
*Facebook
*Blogs

6. Cooperative Learning
Activities
Jigsawing
Think-pair-Share
Round Robin Brainstorming
Numbered Heads

7. Our Group’s View
• We believe that cooperative learning can be a
very effective way for students to learn and learn
to work with others.
• Students benefit from others expertise and
opinions and are given opportunities to share
their own strengths and opinions.

8. References
Chin-Min, H. (2012). The Effectiveness of Cooperative Learning. Journal Of Engineering Education, 101(1), 119-137.
Kagan, S., (1999). Cooperative Learning:Seventeen Pros and Seventeen Cons Plus ten Tips for Success.Retrieved January 24,
2013, From: http://www.kaganonline.com/free_articles/dr_spencer_kagan/ASK06.php.
McDaris, J., Roseth, C., & Teed, R., (May 29, 2012). What is Cooperative Learning?. Retrieved January 24, 2013, From:
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/cooperative/index.html.
Schul, J. E. (2011). Revisiting an Old Friend: The Practice and Promise of Cooperative Learning for the Twenty-First
Century. Social Studies, 102(2), 88-93. doi:10.1080/00377996.2010.509370
Smaldino, S. E., Lowther, D. L., & Russell, J. D., (2012). Interacting with Others. In G. Erb (Ed.), Instructional Technology and
Media for Learning, (page 10 & 24). Tenth Edition. Boston, MA. Pearson.

9. Cooperative learning
by
Frato, Megan
Meskin, Jessica
Alsharif, Elham
Fu, Xiao

10. Cooperative learning
by
Frato, Megan
Meskin, Jessica
Alsharif, Elham
Fu, Xiao