Science in cooperative learning

1. CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING
Prepared by :
Azman Omar

2. WHAT IS CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING?
Co-operative learning involves a number of
pupils learning together in the spirit of co-
operation as opposed to a competitive or
individualistic stance.

3. COOPERATIVE LEARNING IS NOT
• students sitting around a table studying together
• team projects with just 1 or 2 students doing the
work

4. CO-OPERATIVE
LEARNING IS
CHARACTERISED
BY :
Positive
interdependence
Individual
accountability
Face-to-face
interaction
Collaborative
skills
Debriefing
process

5. POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE
No member gets to complete his/her
learning task unless all members in the
group co-operate.

6. INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Each member in the group is responsible
for the success of the group collectively.

7. FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION
Members of the group work closely with one
another.

8. COLLABORATIVE SKILLS
Group members use inter-personal skills
through social interaction in a
heterogeneous group.

9. DEBRIEFING PROCESS
Reflect by looking back at how the
discussions have been carried out.

10. • Studies have shown that co-operative
learning lends a positive effect in academic
achievement, self-esteem, inter-cultural
respect, co-operative behaviour and
positive attitude towards the less abled.

11. • Co-operative learning stresses on higher order
thinking skills (HOTS), such as analysis and
evaluation.
• The teacher should make careful preparations
before co-operative learning is conducted.
Availability of informative reading material is very
important because pupils require reference
material when discussion is conducted. Books
related to the topic for discussion must be sorted
out from the library well beforehand.

12. BENEFITS OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING
• Information retention
• Academic achievement
• Higher-level thinking skills
• Attitudes toward subject, motivation to learn it
• Race, gender relations
• Class attendance
• Teamwork, interpersonal skill
• Understanding of professional environment
• Communication skill
• Self esteem
• Lower level of anxiety (reduced competition)

13. WHY COOPERATIVE LEARNING WORK?
• Active learning
• Individual students get stuck, give up. Teams
keep going.
• Students see and learn alternative problem-
solving strategies.
• More and better question generation, less fear in
class.
• Students, like professors, learn best what they
teach.

14. They are various types of co-operative
learning. 3 types that are popular are :
• Student Team Achievement Division (STAD)
• Jigsaw
• Group Investigation (GI)
All the 3 types follow the three-phase format
shown below :

15. Phase : Determining Information
Student Team
Achievement
Division (STAD)
Jigsaw
Group Investigation
(GI)
Teacher presents
new academic
information to
pupils each week.
Academic material
given to pupils.
Pupils choose a
specific topic
within of a general
problem. Teacher
and pupils plan
procedure, tasks
and learning
objectives.

16. Phase : Group Learning
Student Team
Achievement
Division (STAD)
Jigsaw
Group Investigation
(GI)
Working in groups of
four or five members,
pupils use worksheets
to master academic
material and help each
other through tutorial,
quiz or discussion.
Pupils are divided into
4-6 home groups.
Each home group
sends a member to
form a group of
experts to study a part
of academic material.
These experts return
to respective home
groups to teach other
members.
Group involves
themselves in various
activities in and out of
school. Group
analyses and evaluates
information and plans
how the information
can be summarised in
an attractive form.

17. Phase : Evaluation & Reflection
Student Team
Achievement
Division (STAD)
Jigsaw
Group Investigation
(GI)
Pupils are given
weekly of fortnightly
quizzes. Each pupil is
given a “Progress
Score”, i.e. marks
exceeding the previous
average. Results of
groups and
individuals with the
highest progress score
and their total scores
are recorded on the
notice notice board.
Pupils go through
quizzes individually.
Group and individuals
with the highest
marks are announced
on the notice board.
Group presents result
of study. Individual or
group evaluation
carried out by pupils
and teacher.

18. • Another example effective strategies in
cooperative learning are :
Think-Pair-Share
Numbered Heads
Teams-Games-
Tournaments
3-2-1
Round Table
Value Line
Find the Fib

19. TOPICS SUITABLE FOR CO-OPERATIVE
LEARNING
• Competition as a form of interaction among living things
(Living World, 6)
• Choosing types of electrical resources (Physical World, 5)
• Recycling of materials (Material World, 6)
• Comparing information about the earth, sun and moon
(Earth & The Universe, 4)
• Side effects of technology on human beings and the
environment (World of Technology, 6)

20. SAMPLE ACTIVITY OF CO-OPERATIVE
LEARNING
~Student Team Achievement Division (STAD)~

21. COMPARISON & DIFFERENTIATION
Earth Sun Moon
SIMILARITIES
DIFFERENCES
FROM
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
CONCLUSION

22. SAMPLE ACTIVITY OF CO-OPERATIVE
LEARNING
~Jigsaw~

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RETURN TO HOME GROUPS