Cooperative Learning Flashcards
1
Q
What is cooperative learning?
A
- positive interdependence
- individual accountability
- equal participation
- simultaneous interaction
2
Q
What are some benefits?
A
- team building
- class building
- mastery
- thinking skills
- information sharing
- communication skills
3
Q
How does it work?
A
- groups
- task assignment
- change in room
- practicing the skill
- thinking skills
- evaluating
4
Q
Examples of cooperative learning
A
Corners- students with corresponding choices meet in a corner to interact with others who have made the same choice Formations- students stand together as a class to form shapes Match mine- receivers arrange objects to mat h those of Senders who have pieces hidden
5
Q
Cooperative learning vs. traditional learning
A
C-positive interdependence T-no interdependence C-shared leadership T-one appointed leader C-teacher observes T-teacher ignores groups
