Cooperative learning
Cooperative
learning refers to a model of teaching created to counteract the individual
and competitive models proposing as its name indicates the teamwork among
students in order to achieve common goals and maximize individual and
collective learning.
What is it
for?
Its main
purpose is related to the development of different competences and skills through
work dynamics in groups and social interaction with well defined roles. The
idea is to promote essential values such as collaboration, empathy,
participation, responsibility and autonomy. Furthermore, this methodology contributes to
the development of social abilities and inclusion.
Principles of
the cooperative learning
- Group formation: Students make “you” into “us”.
- Positive interdependence: Everyone is worried about the learning of the group.
- “Face to face” interaction: Working together means learning together.
- Individual responsibility: Shared responsibility.
- Social skills: Students learn to live together.
The use of ICTs allows within a society more and more connected, a better communication among people and the possibility to share information facilitating considerably the implementation of cooperative learning.
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