What is the Cooperative Learning?
Cooperative learning is a new teaching strategy used to improve students' understanding , using different students' levels of abilities.
Why we use it ?
- Improve academic achievement.
- Increase self-confidence and motivation.
How does it work?
We have 3 strategies and cooperative learning can benefit any subject because it can be used with any subject in the curriculum.
- Group Investigation : is an approach used in classes that allow students work collaboratively in small groups , and the students take active roles in determining their goals.
- Student Team - Achievement Divisions :It is known by STAD , it is a strategy used for small groups and the students are with different levels of abilities in order to accomplish a shared learning goal.
- Jigsaw:is a grouping strategy in which the members of the class are organized into groups then rearranged in new groups to share their learning. This is an excellent method for improving students' teamwork and communication skills.
Advantages of these Strategies:
1-They have potential to produce a level of engagement .
2-Students may explain things better to another student than a teacher in a class.
3-Questions are more likely to be asked and answered in a group setting.
yes your right about cooperative learning, but sometimes not all the group members work in the same way or in the same level, even though sometimes part of the group work and some don't. i actually love to work with members who work hard as me not less.
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