Cooperative Learning- 5 important conditions
Students believe they are all in the same boat- there are no free riders
What is Positive Interdependence?
An effective strategy to prepare students when starting to provide feedback to pairs.
What is anonymous student feedback?
Where students undertake a task a number of times, review attempts and select the one they think is the best.
What is choose-swap-choose?
Where students can exchange resources, provide feedback, challenge and support each other through this considerably amplified interaction.
What is Considerable promotive (face to face) interaction?
A helpful strategy where students can disregard feedback and work is not spoiled.
What is feedback on a post-it note?
Where students develop mutual trust, communicate effectively, accept and support all members of the group.
What is frequent use of relevant interpersonal and small group skills?
Two positive features and one suggestion for how to improve.
What is Two stars and a wish?
Where students regularly allocate time for reflection on the cooperative learning task.
What is frequent and regular group processing of current functioning?
A strategy to assist students to write comments related to the learning intention and success criteria for the task.
What are positive sentence starters?
Where students believe they are individually accountable to the group for the quality of their contribution
What is Clearly Perceived Accountability?
A strategy where students:
Agree with
Build on
Challenge
What is ABC Feedback