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Cooperative learning, a particular type of active learning, is a formal instructional approach in which students work together in small teams to accomplish a common learning goal. It is a student, or more properly a group or team based approach to teaching and learning and has gained considerable acceptance in universities, but it's also used with younger people.
Comparing Student Performance Using Cooperative Learning (IREE)
By DR Marburger - The purpose of this paper is to investigate empirically student performance in principles of microeconomic staught via co-operative learning versus the traditional lecture. A major distinction between this study and previous empirical works is that co-operative learning did not serve as a supplement to the traditional lecture. Whereas performance on multiple choice exams was fairly comparable, students who were enrolled in the co-operative learning class were better able to apply theory on a project that required a higher level of economic reasoning than those who learned the course . (Added: 19-Oct-2009 Hits: 253 )COOPERATIVE LEARNING IN TECHNICAL COURSES: PROCEDURES, PITFALLS, AND PAYOFFS (Research Report
By Felder & Brent - Research report talking about the good points and challenges of using cooperative learning techniques. (Added: 19-Oct-2009 Hits: 359 )Icebreakers: Red or Black (Negotiation, Teams, Conflict
By na - This is a good exercise to use in a negotiating course. It demonstrates how people work with each other and shows how trust can be built or destroyed. (Added: 19-Oct-2009 Hits: 409 )Cooperative Learning Process Guidelines
By na - Another excellent resource on cooperative learning exercises, it walks you through the entire process of building an exercise, from setting the goals, to planning the debrief. (Added: 19-Oct-2009 Hits: 361 )No More Group Work
By George Watson - This article explains the difference between group work and true cooperative learning and encourages the reader to avoid the pitfalls that often cause the distinction between the two methods of teaching to blur. (Added: 30-Aug-2007 Hits: 426 )Cooperative Learning and Conflict Resolution
By Drs. David and Robert Johnson - Cooperative Learning is the instructional use of small groups so that students work together to achieve shared goals. In cooperative learning groups students are given two responsibilities: to learn the assigned material and to make sure that all other group members do likewise. (Added: 30-Aug-2007 Hits: 477 )| Library Home Page |
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