There are a lot of instances wherein a teacher may use the cooperative learning strategy but they can

be trimmed down into three, since some of them fall under the same purpose:

1. Cooperative learning is best for activities that demand cooperative thoughts or mathematical thinking. Included in this are solutions when long-term retention is desired, lessons that require decision making, task where solutions are not readily apparent, and lessons that need higher level reasoning strategies and critical thinking.

2.Cooperative learning can also be used in open-ended problem solving activities that call for clarification and a range of strategies for finding the solution. Included in this is a task that requires hypothesizing, estimating, and experimenting.

3. Cooperative learning can also be for activities where there are limited resources and lessons that provide opportunities for students to apply and/or extend skills and concepts.