Students function well in group settings

In order to investigate the value of cooperative learning as professors of education at The University of Minnesota, David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson devoted research to observing children in group settings in schools. The results were published in the 1975 text Learning together and alone, cooperation, competition, and individualization. [1] more…

Education is a personal transaction among students and between the teachers and students as they work together. [1] Having students work in groups is a pedagogy distinct from the traditional lecture-discussion-worksheet mode. more…


10b) Using the roles to maximize student interaction
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The positive interdependence is amplified with the use of comments from members as they perform tasks. The collaborative process is heightened by the advocacy of the members. Praise and admonishments serve to promote the completion of tasks and participation. It is this scripting that allows students to reinforce effort and companionship in a purposeful manner.....more




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11) The lecture method is not the most productive way to teach
Were you ever in a meeting and found yourself glancing at your watch from time to time? It got to the point where you hoped it would end soon. It was interesting at first but your mind started to wander and the speaker kept emphasizing the same point over and over again. Finally you heard: “in conclusion….”  more…





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The exercises below are samples of cooperative efforts that emphasize positive interdependence. The roles (Leader, Desks/Folders, Recorder, Summarizer/Clarifier, Checker, Wildcard, and Reader) have a purpose in each of the cooperative lesson types below. This is a short list of many possibilities that educators have developed. more…