Cooperative

Learning

Sneha Anitha Jacob

English Optional
Semester 1, B Ed.
Titus II Teachers College,
Tiruvalla
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Cooperative Learning: Definition

A strategy that maximises learning by
including all students of various abilities to
learn together through specifically designed
activities.
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Cooperative Learning: Quote- 1

Group learning activities organized so that learning is
dependent on the socially structured exchange of information
between learners in groups and in which each learner is held
accountable for his or her own learning and is motivated to
increase the learning of others.

(Olsen & Kagan)

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Cooperative Learning: Quote-2

A cooperative classroom team is a relatively permanent,
heterogeneously mixed, small group of students who have
been assembled to complete an activity, produce a series of
projects or products and/or who have been asked to
individually master a body of knowledge.
(Paul J. Vermette)
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Cooperative Learning: Features

Heterogeneous grouping
Cooperative incentive
structure
Cooperative task structure
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Cooperative Learning: 5 Elements

1. Positive Interdependence
2. Individual and Group accountability
3. Interpersonal and Small-group skills
4. Face-to-face interaction
5. Group processing
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Cooperative Learning: Objectives

For the Individual Learner

To motivate the learner

To develop critical thinking skills
To develop communication competence/
skills
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Cooperative Learning: Objectives

For the Class

To help people for team work, to accomplish a

common goal
To facilitate active participation in a group
To create a stress-free atmosphere in the
classroom
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Cooperative Learning: Learning

Methods
Structured Team Learning Informal Group Learning
 StudentTeams-  Jigsaw
Achievement Division  LearningTogether
(STAD)  Think-Pair-Share
 Teams-Games-
 Group Investigation
Tournament (TGT)
 Cooperative Integrated
Reading and Composition
(CIRC)
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Cooperative Learning: Advantages

 Easy to implement.
 Inexpensive.
 Promotes students’ self esteem.
 Emphasizes the values of cooperation and
collaboration.
 Group activity enhances learning.
 Increases students’ success and information retention.
 Develops higher order thinking skills.
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Cooperative Learning: Disadvantages

 Students do not learn equally.
 Individual members may want to go at different speeds.
 Some members dominate and others are ignored.
 Some may waste time discussing irrelevant matters.
 Some participants may not just get along with the group.
 Low achievers may be ashamed of lowering the group score.
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Cooperative Learning:
Implementation
Plan
Introduce
Monitor
Assess
Process
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Cooperative Learning: In the Classroom

Choose appropriate content.
Form student teams.
Develop materials.
Orient students to tasks and roles.
Plan the use of time and space.
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Cooperative Learning: A Challenge

 Adequate preparation before the class
 Total involvement during the sessions
 Keen attention to feedback after the class
 Systematic assessment at the end of the learning module

Cooperative learning: a meaningful venture by the teacher,

rendered effective for the learners
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