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This week's reading was about cooperative learning in the classroom. I have found that with 9th grade that learning in groups is very effective if done with certain structure. When students work in cooperative groups, they make sense of, or construct meaning for, new knowledge by interacting with others (Johnson, Johnson, & Stanne, 2000.)
It is important for students to use all resources, including their peers to retain information. Collaboration of ideas are the best strategy for the long term knowledge of a certain topic. Social learning allows for students to see the big picture of the project or topic. It is best retained when students do not need to learn all the pieces and have to put them back together to understand the world around you.
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Murphy,
ReplyDeleteGiving students an opportunity to work in cooperative groups is an excellent strategy for providing quick feedback and come assessment time there are more options available such as observation, peer assessment and writing reflections (Orey, 2001). All of which provide opportunites for success for those students that struggle to succeed with traditional evaluation methods. And as we all know the more success students have the more likely they are to maintain positive attitudes toward school and classwork.
Richard,
ReplyDeleteYou are right success maintains a positive attitude towards school. Hopefully success in one class could carry to other courses that may not be their favorite subject.