Cooperative+Learning

Cooperative Learning: Pre-Assessment
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__**Chapter 7**__ Five Defining Elements
 * 1) Positive interdependence
 * 2) The group is responsible. Either everyone is successful or everyone is not.
 * 3) It can produce negative feelings when grades are involved.
 * 4) Face-to-face promotive interaction
 * 5) Recognizing and celebrating successes and efforts
 * 6) Students supporting other students' learning
 * 7) Remember to set the students up for success and not for failure. We have to be aware of students who sabotage the groups.
 * 8) Individual and group accountability
 * 9) Having multiple checkpoints throughout the project in order to give students who may not be performing at their best level to do better before getting the grade.
 * 10) Students can self assess and assess their peers.
 * 11) Interpersonal and small group skills
 * 12) Modeling
 * 13) Group processing
 * 14) Group self assessments

Heterogeneous grouping vs Homogeneous grouping
 * Both should be done sparingly in order to benefit all students
 * Low-achieving students benefit the least from homogenous grouping, but medium-ability students benefit the most.
 * Groups should be small in order to be manageable.
 * Groups of 3-4 produced the most percentile gain. Larger groups than these actually produced a negative effect on the learning.
 * Do NOT over use it!
 * Apply it consistently and systematically

Types of Groups
 * 1) Informal
 * 2) Formal
 * 3) Base