Includes updates and/or revisions. White and African-American students can perform dramatically differently in the classroom, depending on how their teachers structure their learning groups, a new ...
“A structured form of small group problem solving that incorporates the use of heterogeneous teams, maintains individual accountability, promotes positive interdependence, instills group processing, ...
When students engage in group work that is intentionally designed to support cooperative learning, they develop interpersonal and critical thinking skills while practicing accountability behaviors ...
K-12 educators sometimes use the terms “collaborative learning” and “cooperative learning” interchangeably when discussing students working together in the classroom. But the two terms carry distinct ...
Why should I promote studying in groups? A small-group peer learning environment complements the traditional classroom environment, ideally providing a comfortable space for “academic risk-taking”: ...
Katrina Hankins is the literacy coach at Roebuck Elementary in Spartanburg, SC. Katrina also serves as a summer reading-camp teacher in schools across Spartanburg District 6. Dawn Mitchell serves in ...
Cooperative Learning is when small teams of students work together to better understand a subject and solve problems. Advantages of Cooperative Learning are broad and deep. A joint study conducted by ...