DoDEA's 21st Century Strands and Strategies eBook - page 41

21st Century Strands & Strategies
Chapter: Strands & Strategies: Deep Dive41
• Student achievement: When two necessary key elements--group goals and
individual accountability--are used together, the effects on achievement are
consistently positive.
• Improved relations among different ethnic groups: One of the earliest and
strongest findings shows that students who cooperate with each other like each
other.
• Mainstreaming students with learning disabilities: Significant improvements in
relationships occur between these students and other children in their class when
these learning strategies are used.”
Source: Office of Research, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) of
the U.S. Department of Education
In the video below, you will hear Instructors at Patrick Henry Community College in
Martinsville, Virginia talk about Cooperative Learning. (Southern Center for Active
Learning Excellence)
Source: Cooperative Learning in Action uploaded onYouTubeby Mark Nelson