 In
order to learn, you must have a
learning partner.
 Cooperative learning emphasizes a
cooperative method of interaction
among the students to enhance the
learning process and to develop
interpersonal and group skills.
A successful teaching strategy in which small
team, each with students of different level of
ability, use a variety of learning activities to
improve their understanding of a subject.
 Each member of the team is responsible not
only for learning what is taught but also for
helping teammates, thus creating an
atmosphere of achievement.
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The teacher assign the group goal, outline the
operational procedures, establishes the evaluative
system and monitor group progress. The role of
teacher is
1. Specify the instructional objective
2. Set the size of the group. Size depends on
number of students, the resources available and
kind of task
3. Name the group members. Normally group
compositions should be heterogeneous by sex
ability, leadership quality, and ethnic group.
4. Structure the physical arrangement of the
classroom, consider movement patterns,
separation of group and access to materials.
5. Make sure that suitable materials are
available.
6. Explain the task, operational procedures, role
expectations and evaluation criteria.
7. Monitor group
8. Evaluate the products of the groups.
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Jigsaw
Think-pair-share
Three- step interview
Round Robin Brainstorming
Three- minute review
Numbered head
Team pair solo
Circle the sage
Partners
Research shown has shown that cooperative
learning techniques:
 Promote students learning and academic
achievement
 Increase students interaction
 Enhance students satisfaction in learning
 Help students develop skills in oral
communication
 Promote students self esteem
 Help to promote positive race relations.