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COOPERATIVE LEARNING

HANDLING PROBLEMS

One person tries to dominate the group or some individuals may say little or nothing

A member has difficulty understanding the material or communication

A member is unwilling to assure one of the roles while working

A member is working to carry out goals

A member attends class non prepared

Prevents group from being productive

A group member fails to other members

Everybody suffers

Nonproductive time

ELEMENTS

All members of the group should share the resources

Members of the group need to feel free to communicate freely

Group needs to have a clear goal or task (sink or swim together)

Group members must know how to make decisions, build trust and manage conflict.

Each member is responsible for contribuiting

BENEFITS

Experiencies that develop learning and social skills

Increased retention

Student Language

Intrinsic motivation

Raise students' achievement

Build positive relationships

Social suport

Better attitudes

More on-task behaviour

Hiher self-steem

CHARACTERISTICS

Social / Business balance

Open communication

Trust

Full participation

ACTIVITIES

Group processing

Helpful & unhelpful behaviour

Which behaviour to continue? Which change?

Face-to-face promotive interaction

One student teaches the others

One student discusses with others

One student how to solve a problem

Interpersonal and small group skills

Conflict is good

Everybody speaks

Listen to others

Punctual

Individual and group accountability

All the students work the same

The best is chosen

Students prepare task previously

Positive interdependence

Reward

Task devided into jobs (each person learns a topic)

One pencil one paper