Co-Operative Learning: Theoretical Bases and Its Types (original) (raw)

Cooperative Learning: An Effective Means for Teaching in Classroom

Cooperative learning is based on constructivist philosophy. It gives the scope to the learner to learn in a group to achieve a common goal. Cooperative learning is especially based on the theory of social constructivism; therefore, it stresses the construction of knowledge through peer interaction in the classroom. This paper explains cooperative learning and what are the main characteristics of cooperative learning. This paper also focuses on why cooperative learning is important for classroom teaching and some methods used under the umbrella of cooperative learning. This paper also discusses how teachers can implement cooperative learning in the classroom.

The effects of cooperative learning method on enhancing learners' overall achievement

hadadi, 2019

Cooperative learning is one of the most common areas in education which has been noticed broadly. It is considered as an effective educational strategy in which learners get together to solve a problem, share ideas, complete a task, or create a product. It also has proved to have positive educational values which makes it worthwhile to use in EFL classroom. This article outlines the role cooperative learning plays on enhancing learning. It begins with the definitions proposed by some researchers on the term and continues with the advantages of cooperative learning. Five basic elements of cooperative learning are set out and then teacher's role in promoting cooperation among students is discussed. The present paper discusses different method in this area suggested by some well-known research-developers. It also focuses on different types of cooperative learning groups. The last part of this article is about the application of cooperative learning in the classroom. It offers some suggestions to apply cooperative learning efficiently in the classroom. The paper concludes that cooperative learning is an effective approach for learning in any content areas including learning English as a foreign/second language.

The Effect of Cooperative Learning Method on Academic Success

2010

This research is planned in order to analyze the effect of cooperative learning method on the academic success of the students studying in the Department of Elementary Education regarding the lesson "Teaching Technologies and Material Design". The aim of the research is to reveal the effects of group research technique in cooperative learning method on the teaching process of the unit "material types" of the lesson "Teaching Technologies and Material Design" of the third grade students in Elementary Education Department. The research is designed according to the experimental type. There is an experimental group and a control group in the research. At the end of the research, it is found that there is a significant difference between the academic success of the students in experimental group in which cooperative learning method is used and the academic success of the students in control group. The findings show that this difference is for the benefit of the students in experimental group. Through the interviews with the students in experimental group, it is established that the students have positive views regarding cooperative learning method.

COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY (CLS): A LITERATURE REVIEW

EduQuad (International &Peer Reviewed Journal of Education), 2021

Cooperative learning environment prepares and exposes students to collaboration and various valuable social skills they will use during their lives. Also, working together to achieve a common goal produces high achievement and greater productivity than working alone. This paper examined the conceptual and theoretical approaches to Cooperative Learning Strategy (CLS). It began with the definition of cooperative learning; followed by the history of cooperative learning strategy. Different models of cooperative learning strategy were discussed. Four basic theories of cooperative learning strategy were treated namely; cognitive development, social-cognitive, behavioural learning and socialinterdependence theories. Of the theories of cooperation, social interdependence theory was discovered as the most important in terms of research generated and practical application.

Cooperative Learning: Building Cooperative skills and attitudes in Learners

Academia Letters, 2021

This paper justifies the importance of building cooperative learning skills and attitudes in learners throughout the course of teaching and learning process. Cooperative learning is not just a word that can be explained by one sentence. Many scholars have different definitions for this concept. According to The active classroom (n.d.) defined cooperative learning as a student-centered and instructor-facilitated instructional strategy in which a small group of students is responsible for its own learning and the learning of all group members. However, Kagan (1989) as cited in The active classroom (n.d.), adds to say that in cooperative learning a teacher designs social interaction structures as well as learning activities. The main role of this is to allow students to interact with each other in order to achieve a common-related goal. It is required that a teacher should arrange the students into smaller groups so that they can be able to discuss various topics and activities that would eventually prepare and enable them to solve problems that exist in their life experiences. Nevertheless, many teachers regard themselves using cooperative learning while they use group work, Boo et al. 2001 (as cited in Roy 2009). Johnson et al. (1994) expresses that many teachers who believed that they are using cooperative learning are mostly to miss the nature of the concept of cooperative learning. Roy (2009) quoted basic differences of cooperative learning with that of group work, out of the nine that was introduced by Johnson et al. (1994). Focusing on those differences mentioned by Roy (2009), Johnson et al. (1994) stated that, Five basic elements of cooperative learning 1. Cooperative learning is based on positive interdependence between group members where goals of the group are structured and meant to instill a mentality that all members

A Theoretical Understanding of Cooperative Learning Techniques in Education

2021

Education is one of the main pillars on which the development of a nation depends. This fact necessitates research in the education sector of a state to make it capable of copping with the challenges of the modern age. Traditional methods of learning have been incapable in this regard. Cooperative Learning Techniques is an innovative teaching methodology for promoting the academic achievements of the students. Cooperative Promoting students' participation in class through a Cooperative Learning environment needs a variety of research studies in the effectiveness of Cooperative Learning Techniques. Educational institutions in the developed states make effective use of Cooperative Learning Techniques to enhance students' participation and their academic achievements. The major objective of this research study is to give a theoretical understanding of the various aspects of Cooperative Learning Techniques. The paper shows that effective Cooperative Learning can be realized only...

Effects of Cooperative Learning on Students' Academic Achievement

Following study is an effort to determine effect of cooperative learning method on students' achievement in subject of Education. Qusi experimental design, with pre/post test of control and experimental group was used for this purpose. Sample consisted of 63 female students enrolled in grade 12 of a public college. On the basis of scores in pre-test, students were than divided in experimental and control groups. Multiple cooperative learning activities including STAD, TGT and Jigsaw II were performed for 8 weeks with experimental group. Afterwards post test was administered on both groups in order to identify difference in achievement. Independent sample ttest was applied to find difference between two groups before and after intervention. The results showed that there was a significant difference in scores of control and experimental group in post-test. Paired sample t-test was run to compare effect of intervention on achievement scores of experimental group. The results showed that there was significant difference between scores of experimental group before and after intervention (p=.000). It can be concluded from results that cooperative learning activities had a positive effect on academic achievement of students enrolled in the subject of Education.

Theoretical Perspectives Underlying the Application of Cooperative Learning in Classrooms

International Journal of Higher Education, 2013

Cooperative learning has been the centre of worldwide attention because it has been shown to have strong effects on student learning, as well as other positive outcomes. Although the academic, social, affective and psychological outcomes of students taught by cooperative learning are more positive compared with students taught by the traditional teaching method, there are many misunderstandings and disagreements about the reasons why. This paper investigated this question and suggested a range of theoretical models to explain the effectiveness of cooperative learning. These theoretical perspectives include the social interdependence theory, the cognitive perspective, and the social learning theory, all of which contribute to the theory of learning known as constructivism.

Cooperative Learning Strategies to foster Students´ Achievement

2019

Sub thread: Activities to develop comprehension, collaborative speaking and writing skills through group dynamics and cooperative strategies Strategy 1: Group formation Description Cooperative Language Learning is an approach that encourages collaboration and reduces the isolated effort for competition usually found in a classroom. It provides students the opportunity to construct knowledge as they interact with their classmates.