STAD & TGT cooperative learning techniques By Team members Todd Bingham & Christine Rivera

What the heck is a STAD? Student Teams-Achievement Division Definition:v COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY WHERE STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO LEARN AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR TEAMMATES LEARNING AS WELL AS THEIR OWN AND TAKE INDIVIDUAL QUIZZES TO TEST FOR LEARNING

Yeah, so what does that mean? Procedure: 1. Teacher presents the material. 2. Students work in teams of 4-5 to prepare team members for a quiz. 3. Students take quiz individually. 4. Students are assigned individual improvement scores. 5. Teams are recognized for highest scores

Things to remember Students work toward mastery of material Can use whatever method works best will in teams Cannot help one another out during quizzes Score is based on previous score, higher individual score=higher team score Must test every week for it to work, looking for improvements Keep accurate records of scores, improvements, same, or less than week before Recognize team scores in form of a newsletter

…and a few other things Students like to contribute=work harder, see improvements See learning as social instead of isolated Students begin help one another out Great for academics, making connections to others

And what about the other one, T something? TGT (Teams-Games-Tournament) Definition-COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY WHERE STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER IN GROUPS AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR TEAMMATES LEARNING AS WELL AS THEIR OWN AND COMPETE IN TOURNAMENTS AGAINST OTHER TEAMS TO TEST FOR LEARNING

And the fun sounding one, how does that work? Procedure: 1. Teacher presents the material. 2. Students work in teams of 4-5 to prepare team members for a quiz. 3. Tournaments are held usually at the end of the week where content-relevant games are played at a table (3 students) with one member from different teams. 4. Teams are recognized for highest score each week.

Things to Remember Key* students compete against other players who scored the same the week before+keeps it fair and everybody can contribute to team score Ex. high scorer vs. high scorer Games are exciting and hook kids Works especially well with less inclined students Teams work together in six week blocks

Hey, they sound the same. What’s the difference? The only difference: S.T.A.D. - INDIVIDUAL QUIZZES COMPARED TO THOSE IN YOUR OWN GROUP T.G.T. – INDIVIDUAL COMPETES AGAINST MEMBER OF ANOTHER GROUP IN GAMES & TOURNAMENTS

Can you use this for everything? Yes, but best for new information in subject areas Knowledge Comprehension Application

IMPORTANT!! GROUPS MUST BE EVENLY MATCHED ACCORDING TO ACADEMIC ABILITIES MAKE SURE TO KEEP TRACK OF STUDENTS’ PROGRESS

AND A BIG THANK YOU http://www.clt.astate.edu/gmeeks/3033/PPT/CooperativeLearning.ppt POWER POINT PRESENTATION FROM COURSE MATERIALS #110 STUDENT TEAM LEARNING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COOPERATIVE LEARNING