{"id":2562,"date":"2019-10-02T17:35:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T21:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2019-10-02T17:35:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T21:35:46","slug":"structuring-interdependence-cooperative-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2019\/10\/structuring-interdependence-cooperative-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Structuring Interdependence: Cooperative Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m sure every student has experienced this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2019\/09\/515.jpg?resize=367%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2563\" width=\"367\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/515.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/515.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Group projects aren&#8217;t the most fun, exciting and collaborative as your teachers think it is. One person goes missing, another one says they&#8217;ll help but doesn&#8217;t, and some don&#8217;t have any idea what&#8217;s going on. It somehow always end up with one person doing 99% of the work&#8230; And that&#8217;s where <em><strong>cooperative learning<\/strong><\/em> comes into play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So What Is <em>Cooperative Learning<\/em>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooperative learning is not just group work. According to the U.S. Department of Education, &#8220;Cooperative learning is a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each member of a team is responsible not only for learning what is taught but also for helping teammates learn, thus creating an atmosphere of achievement.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2019\/09\/1-The-Five-Pillars-of-Cooperative-Learning-VCSMR-and-Rao-201324.jpg?resize=850%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/1-The-Five-Pillars-of-Cooperative-Learning-VCSMR-and-Rao-201324.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/1-The-Five-Pillars-of-Cooperative-Learning-VCSMR-and-Rao-201324.jpg?resize=300%2C89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2019\/09\/1-The-Five-Pillars-of-Cooperative-Learning-VCSMR-and-Rao-201324.jpg?resize=768%2C229&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is crucial to understand that cooperative learning emphasizes the idea of structuring <strong>positive interdependence<\/strong> among the students. It is vital for the group members to believe that each person&#8217;s efforts benefit not only him\/herself, but all the group members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-4-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cooperative Learning Demo\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MFV2CekiUy0?start=230&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do I Implement This In My Classroom? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A few key points about implementing cooperative learning models in the classroom are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2019\/10\/sd.jpeg?resize=268%2C188&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2606\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Team Building<ul><li>It is important to use team-building activities such as making their team name, team logo, team flag, etc after dividing them into groups. This will help to build a sense of community and group awareness. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Assigning Roles<ul><li>Assign each student a role (time-keeper, scribe, manager, presenter etc) and explain their academic task. Make sure that all student contributes to the learning in order to structure positive interdependence. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Facilitating<ul><li>Our role as teachers is to facilitate, by walking around and monitoring their interactions, guiding the students to the right path. Make sure that they are learning and offer help if needed. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Evaluation<ul><li>Instead of just giving tests to analyze the students&#8217; learning, make sure to evaluate the quality of students&#8217; learning, assess how well the teams are functioning and do a content closure. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a post by the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College that gives you more information about the different cooperative learning techniques based on different categories: discussion, writing, problem-solving and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serc.carleton.edu\/introgeo\/cooperative\/techniques.html\">https:\/\/serc.carleton.edu\/introgeo\/cooperative\/techniques.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cooperative Learning in the Science Classroom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some examples of cooperative learning strategies that can take place in the Science classrooms are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Using the jigsaw method &#8211; when you&#8217;re trying to teach a broad topic with many subparts. For example, when learning about biomes, allow each member of the home-based teams to be an expert of a particular biome. The expert groups will meet to discuss and help each other to learn about the system and as they return from their expert group, they can teach it to their home-based teams. <\/li><li>Using interactive case studies &#8211; students will be each given different clues about the conditions of a patient (eg. diagnosed with diabetes) and they have to work as a team to find out what disease the patient is diagnosed with. <\/li><li>Using group investigations &#8211; students will be broken up into teams based on their common interests on the topic of effects of climate change (agriculture, sea level, ecosystems, etc) and do their group research and present their findings to the class. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do you dread group projects? Struggling to drag your other group members to get an A? Try COOPERATIVE LEARNING! Structure interdependence, have fun and learn!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EDT431?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EDT431<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scienceteaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#scienceteaching<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uAmHdN471A\">pic.twitter.com\/uAmHdN471A<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ms. Lee (@WoooojinLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WoooojinLee\/status\/1179502719653965824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>I&#8217;m sure every student has experienced this: Group projects aren&#8217;t the most fun, exciting and collaborative as your teachers think it is. 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