1. Chapter 10
Cooperative Learning

2. Learner Outcomes for Cooperative Learning (Figure 10.1)

3. Check, Extend, Explore Overview of Cooperative Learning
What are the key characteristics of cooperative learning? How do these differ from other models of teaching?
What are the six phases of a cooperative learning lesson?
What are the major learner outcomes for cooperative learning?
What type of learning environment works best for cooperative learning?

4. Theoretical and Empirical Support
Concept of the Democratic Classroom
Intergroup Relations
Experiential Learning
The Effects of Cooperative Learning
Effects on Cooperative Behavior
Effects on Tolerance for Diversity
Effects on Academic Achievement

5. Check, Extend, Explore Theoretical and Empirical Support
What philosophical and theoretical contribution did John Dewey and Gordon Allport make to the development of cooperative learning?
Why are ideas from experiential learning important to cooperative learning?

6. Check, Extend, Explore Theoretical and Empirical Support (cont.)
How strong is the empirical support for cooperative learning?
On what effects of cooperative learning do researchers seem to agree? Disagree?

7. Planning and Conducting Cooperative Learning Lessons
Planning for Cooperative Learning
Choose an Approach
Student Teams Achievement Divisions
Jigsaw
Group Investigation
The Structural Approach
Think-Pair-Share
Numbered Heads Together
Choose Appropriate Content

8. Planning and Conducting Cooperative Learning Lessons (cont.)
Form Student Teams
Develop Materials
Plan for Orienting Students to Tasks and Roles
Plan for the Use of Time and Space
Cluster Seating Arrangement
Swing Seating Arrangement

9. Planning and Conducting Cooperative Learning Lessons (cont.)
Clarify Aims and Establish Set
Present Information Verbally on in Text
Organize Students in Study Teams
Assist Team Work and Study
Adapting Cooperative Learning Lessons for Diverse Learners

10. Jigsaw-Teams (Figure 10.2)

11. Think-Pair-Share (Figure 10.3)

12. Four- and Six-Cluster Seating Arrangements (Figure 10.4)

13. The Swing Seating Arrangement (Figure 10.5)

14. Check, Extend, Explore Planning and Conducting Cooperative Learning Lessons
What are the major planning tasks associated with cooperative learning lessons?
How does planning for cooperative learning lessons differ from planning for direct instruction?

15. Check, Extend, Explore Planning and Conducting Cooperative Learning Lessons (cont.)
What factors should teachers consider when choosing a particular cooperative learning approach? When choosing how to form learning groups?
What are the six phases of a cooperative learning lesson? What kinds of teacher behaviors are associated with each phase?

16. Check, Extend, Explore Planning and Conducting Cooperative Learning Lessons (cont.)
How does the teacher’s role in cooperative learning differ from the role in direct instruction?

17. Managing the Learning Environment
Help with Transitions
Teach Cooperation
Task Interdependence
Social Skills
Sharing Skills
Participation Skills
Communication Skills
Group Skills
Team Building
Teaching Social and Group Skills

18. Check, Extend, Explore Managing the Learning Environment
What are the key features of the cooperative learning environment?
What steps can teachers take to help students make a smooth transition from large groups to small groups?
Name the important social and group skills required of students if they are to work together effectively.

19. Assessment and Evaluation
Test Academic Learning
Assess Cooperation
Grade Cooperative Learning
Recognizing Cooperative Effort

20. Scoring Procedures for STAD and Jigsaw (Figure 10.6)

21. Quiz Score Sheet for STAD and Jigsaw (Figure 10.7)

22. Rubric for Cooperation and Collaboration (Figure 10.8)

23. Check, Extend, Explore Assessment and Evaluation
What factors should teachers consider when thinking about how to assess student achievement in cooperative learning?