Outcomes of Cooperation
Components of a Cooperative Learning Activity
Stages of Development
Establishing a Task Structure
Cooperative learning activities
100

These are formed by social interaction of discussing what we know with others.

Attitudes and Values

100

Primary Goal: Foster the orderly completion of tasks.

Role Expectations and Responsibilities

100

Resolving concerns about how work gets done.

Norming
100

Evaluate by forming a discussion, asking students their opinion, get viewpoints, and give suggestions for improving the process and avoiding problems.

Debrief

100

Overview: Teams compete in academic games or tournaments after preparing collaboratively.

Teams-Game-Tournaments (TGT)

200

How social interaction over a long period of time influences our attitudes, values, and abilities.

Integrated Identity

200

Primary Goal: For students to provide each other with feedback, reinforcement, and support.

Student-Student Interaction

200

Daily Double 2

Dr. Johnson

200

Teach students how to communicate their ideas and feelings.

Teach and evaluate the collaborative process

200

Outcomes: Promotes individual accountability and encourages team collaboration.

STAD (Student Teams-Achievement Divisions)

300

In order to form our attitudes and values we have to confront viewpoints contrary to our own.

Alternative Perspectives & Viewpoints

300

Primary Goal: Help the group become more self reflective and aware of its own performance.

Teacher-Student interaction

300

Resolving concerns about freedom, control, and self-regulation.

Performing

300

Keep each group on track.

Monitoring group performance

300

Overview: students are divided into "home" groups and "expert" groups. Each student learns a portion of the material, then teaches it to their home group.

Jigsaw

400

Varied levels of independence, persistence, and flexibility during cooperative learning which can be influenced by the predominant cultures and ethnicities in your classroom.

Cultural Sensitivity

400

Daily Double 1

Cats

400

Resolving concerns about acceptance and responsibilities.

Forming

400

The four goals of a structured task are, positive interdependence, individual accountability, equal participation, and simultaneous interaction.

Structure the task

400

Implementation: After a lesson, form heterogeneous teams and allow time for discussion and collaboration before individual quizzes.

STAD (Student Teams-Achievement Divisions)

500

Actively engages students in the learning process and seeks to improve their critical thinking, reasoning, and problem solving skills.

Higher Thought Processes

500

Primary Goal: Dividing and specializing efforts of individuals in groups to facilitate collaboration of individual within groups.

Task Specialization and Materials

500

Resolving concerns about shared influences.

Storming

500

Specify the product and/or behaviors that are expected at the end of the activity.

Specify the goal of the activity

500

Implementation: Use more complex topics where students synthesize their learning into a cohesive understanding

Jigsaw II

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