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cooperative learning in middle and secondary schools - Coggle Diagram
cooperative learning in middle and secondary schools
Author
johns Hopkins university
Educational research, cooperative learning
Robert E Slavin
Purpose
Reason
traditional teaching methods don't always meet the social and academic needs of secondary students
Focus
on adjusting teaching strategies to match the social and developmental needs of middle and secondary level students.
Goal
Promote cooperative learning in secondary education
Methodology
student team learning
focus on groups work
students help each other learn
examples
TGT
adds fun competitive games to support learning
STAD
students learn as a team then take individual quizzes
Jigsaw
each student teaches part of the content
Key themes
cooperative learning
learning is more effective when students work together
motivation & achievement
working in groups boosts student's interest & encourage them to try harder
peer influece
students are highly influenced by their friends and peer groups
Findings
improve academic achievement
greater motivation and self-esteem
students learn more by teaching others.
improved relationship between students
strengths
weaknesses
teacher needs proper training to use it effectively
some students might do more work than others if group isn't organized well
make learning more active& engaging
encourage teamwork
based on strong research evidence
