Cooperative Learning

It is a strategy where the teacher will assign buddies or group, and give the students a fairly complex problem to solve. The students will need to agree, as a group, on the steps, process and final answer.

• Problem Solving

• Peer Support

• Group Problem Solving

• Role Playing

It is a strategy when people use their own experiences to help each other.

• Problem Solving

• Peer Support

• Group Problem Solving

• Role Playing

Teaching method that encourages students to ask questions and investigate real-world problems

• Inquiry based learning

• Peer Support

• Think-Pair-Share

• Role Playing

Cooperative Learning that asks group of students to become "experts" on different aspects of a topic and then share what they learn with their classmates.

• Problem Solving

• Jigsaw Method

• Group Problem Solving

• Role Playing

Cooperative learning activity where instructors pose a question, students Think to themselves prior to being instructed to discuss their response with a person sitting near them(Pair). Finally the group Share out what they discussed with their partner to the entire class and discussion continues.

• Problem Solving

• Peer Support

• Group Problem Solving

• Think-Pair-Share

It is a sense of working together for a common goal. Each member is affected by the actions of other group members.

• Group Self-Evaluation

• Face to face Interaction

• Positive Interdependence

• Individual and Group Accountability

Whereby every team member feels in charge of their own and their teammates’ learning and makes an active contribution to the group. Everyone’s effort counts

• Positive Interdependence

• Face to Face Interaction

• Individual and Group Accountability

• Group Self-Evaluation

This is the simplest of all cooperative learning structures. At various times during a presentation, ask the participants to discuss the topic with someone sitting near them. It's a two step process: talk it over and share your ideas.

• Group Discussion

• Circle the Sage

• Team Line Up

• Round Robin

Participants line up according to some pre-established criteria. For example, by birth date (month and year). Line ups can be used to make small groups (fold the line, count off by 4's, etc.) and can be used to promote communication and develop concepts.

• Group Discussion

• Circle the Sage

• Team Line Up

• Round Robin

This strategy is designed to encourage student involvement. First, participants listen to the teacher's question. Then they think of a response. They pair up with someone and discuss their responses. Finally, they are asked to share their responses with the whole group. Usually a time limit is set for each step.

• Three Step Interview

• Jigsaw

• Think-Pair-Share

• Corners