Cooperative Learning with the Computer
Cooperative Learning
Cooperative or
collaborative learning is learning by small groups of students who work
together in a common learning task. It is often also called group learning but
to be truly cooperative learning, 5 elements are needed:
1. common goal
2. interdependence
3. interaction
4. individual accountability
5. social skills
2. interdependence
3. interaction
4. individual accountability
5. social skills
Cooperative Learning and the Computer
Researchers have made studies on the learning interaction between the student
and the computer. The studies have great value since it has been a long
standing fear that the computer may foster student learning in isolation that
hinders the development of the student's social skills.
Now this mythical fear has been contradicted by the studies which show that
when students work with computers in groups
Components of Cooperative Learning
Education are still wary about the computer's role in cooperative learning. Thus they pose the position that the use of computers do not automatically result in cooperative learning. There therefore assign the teachers several tasks in order to ensure collaborative learning. These are:
Education are still wary about the computer's role in cooperative learning. Thus they pose the position that the use of computers do not automatically result in cooperative learning. There therefore assign the teachers several tasks in order to ensure collaborative learning. These are:
1. Assigning students
to mixed-ability teams
2. Establishing
positive interdependence
3. Teaching
cooperative social skills
4. Insuring
individual accountability, and
5. Helping groups
process information
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