CURS 4200U Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Positive Interdependence, Cooperative Learning, Wu Xing
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Group work is ineffective -> cooperative learning is key. Positive interdependence -> sink or swim together. Five elements of cooperative learning: positive interdependence. Individual accountability: face-to-face interaction, social skills, processing. Introduction activity - where the teacher asks students to all select the best response based on previous days" lessons. Questions that are numbered are presented to students. All students participate by holding up number of fingers that corresponds to the correct response. Observe for correct number of fingers from students; look for general misconce ptions that might require additiona l. The jigsaw is a cooperative learning strategy that provides opportunities for students to gain a variety of perspectives and insights by participating in a specialized group and then by sharing and integrating what they learned in their home group. The jigsaw is used to help students acquire an overview of a range of material or opinions.
