| PRED 356 | Methods
of Science and Mathematics Teaching
Chapter 7: Cooperative Learning |
1.4 Types of Cooperative Learning Activities
Teams of heterogeneous learners can increase the collaborative skills, self-esteem, and achievement of individual learners. Four team-oriented cooperative learning tecniques have been particulary successful in bringing these outcomes:
Student Teams-Achievement Division (STAD) Teams-Games-Tournaments (TGT) Jigsaw II Team-Assisted Individualization (TAI)
Teacher presents content in lecture or discussion Teacher presents content in lecture or discussion Students read section of text and are assigned unique topic Students are given diagnostic test/exercise by student monitor to determine placement in materials Teams work through problems/questions on worksheets Teams work through problems/questions on worksheets Students within teams with same topic meet in “expert groups” Students work through assigned unit at their own pace. Teacher gives quiz over material studied Teams play academic games against each other for points. Students return to home group to share knowledge of their topic with teammates. Teammate checks text against answers and student monitor gives quiz. Teacher determines team average and individual improvement scores Teacher tallies team points over four week period to determine best team and best individual scorers. Students take quiz over each topic discussed. Team quizzes are averaged and number of units completed are counted by monitor to create team scores. Individual quizzes are used to create team scores and individual improvement scores
