Skills developed through cooperative learning:
Students benefit in four ways (Barry & King, 1993, as cited in Dargusch, 2013):
Cognitive:
Students clarify their own thinking; defend their views; and are able to focus on higher order thinking tasks involving the development of concepts and problem solving
Social:
Students learn how to cooperate and interact constructively with each other; they learn how to tolerate differences and accept diversity in opinions; and they learn to seek help and provide help
Personal:
Students learn to accept responsibility for their own learning, often resulting in increased self-esteem and self-confidence
Equitable:
Students who are new to the class, less able or ethnically different often benefit from the higher levels of face-to-face interaction and talk
References:
Dargusch, J. (2013). EDSE12013 Senior Phase Pedagogy: Week 7 power point; Week 9 study material. Retrieved from Central Queensland University moodle.
Students benefit in four ways (Barry & King, 1993, as cited in Dargusch, 2013):
Cognitive:
Students clarify their own thinking; defend their views; and are able to focus on higher order thinking tasks involving the development of concepts and problem solving
Social:
Students learn how to cooperate and interact constructively with each other; they learn how to tolerate differences and accept diversity in opinions; and they learn to seek help and provide help
Personal:
Students learn to accept responsibility for their own learning, often resulting in increased self-esteem and self-confidence
Equitable:
Students who are new to the class, less able or ethnically different often benefit from the higher levels of face-to-face interaction and talk
References:
Dargusch, J. (2013). EDSE12013 Senior Phase Pedagogy: Week 7 power point; Week 9 study material. Retrieved from Central Queensland University moodle.