21st Century Strands & Strategies
Chapter: Strands & Strategies: Deep Dive
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Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning is the instructional use of small groups so that students work
together to maximize their own and each other’s learning. (Johnson and Johnson,
Holubeck, 1998).
By working together on problem sets in math and sharing their perspectives in
roundtable discussions in English, students at The College Preparatory School are
making collaboration the driving force in their learning.
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Connections
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Develop and use critical thinking skills and teamwork;
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Promote positive relations among different ethnic groups;
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Implement peer coaching; and
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Establish environments where academic accomplishments are valued.
What Does the Research Say?
“More than 70 major studies--by federally sponsored research centers, field-initiated
investigations, and local districts examining their own practices--have demonstrated
cooperative learning's effectiveness on a range of outcomes:
