COOPERATIVE LEARNING

COOPERATIVE LEARNING

1. define

   • small teams
   • each w students of different levels of ability
   • use a variety of learning activity to improve their understanding of a subject

2. each member responsible for

   • learning what is taught
   • helping teammates learn

3. strategies

   • 1. group investigation
     • to emphasize higher-order thinking
     • produce group project
   • 2. STAD
     • heterogeneous group
     • to study what has be taught
     • help each other
     • individual test/quiz
   • 3. TGT
     • use games/competition
     • each group compete among them to get highest points
   • 4. TAI
     • each member answer the worksheet
       • check by own group members
     • member w mark >80% will sit for test to determine the group scores
     • others w study further n sit for another test
   • 5. Jigsaw
     • Each team member is responsible for learning a specific part of a topic
     • present to other group member
     • all are quizzed on all topics

4. characteristics

   • 1. small, heterogeneous group
     • 4 to 5 members
   • 2. positively interdependent
     • help students give & take
     • each of us can do somethng, but none of us can do everything
   • 3. teambuilding & social skills
   • 4. interpersonal skills

5. advantages

   • help foster mutual responsibility
   • students learn to
     • be patient
     • less critical
     • more compassionate

6. disadvantages

   • some students not suitable
   • loners find it hard to share answers
   • agrressive students try to take over
   • bright students tend to act superior

7. step of implementation

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