Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning

Author: Spencer Kagan

Publisher: Kagan Cooperative Learning

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13:

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Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, k, p, e, i, s, t.

The Effects of Using Cooperative Learning Groups in an Accelerated Algebra 1 Class
The Effects of Using Cooperative Learning Groups in an Accelerated Algebra 1 Class

Author: Heather Caruso

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this research was to reflect on current teaching practices and develop strategies that would engage and support all students in learning. Building upon prior studies, it was the researcher's intent to examine the effects of using cooperative learning groups with an accelerated math class. For this research, a nonexperimental design was used. The study involved 56 seventh and eighth grade students. The study took place at a middle school in Southern California. The researcher used a pre-test and post-test to determine academic achievement within a three week period. The researcher taught the control group using a teacher-centered approach and the experimental group was taught using cooperative learning groups. The results from this study indicate that the use of cooperative grouping was beneficial to the overall class as well as the top students in each class. KEYWORDS: Accelerated math class, cooperative grouping, middle school, non experimental design, teacher-centered approach

Engaging Mathematics Students Using Cooperative Learning
Engaging Mathematics Students Using Cooperative Learning

Author: John D. Strebe

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-09

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1317924347

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In this book, author and veteran teacher John D. Strebe offers a wide selection of student engagement strategies for math teachers in grades K-12. Strebe shares his class-tested ideas in a clear and spirited voice, with his devotion to the teaching profession and his students apparent on every page. Motivate your math students using the strategies in this book, gleaned from Strebe’s 38 years of teaching experience. Engaging Mathematics Students Using Cooperative Learning shows teachers how to create a climate in which students learn and work respectfully in teams, and in which they strive to improve their math skills together. Additionally, many of the engagement strategies can be applied in classrooms of other subjects. With invaluable ideas to help students remain engaged for longer time periods, this book is especially helpful for teachers instructing in a block schedule.

Student Team Learning
Student Team Learning

Author: Robert E. Slavin

Publisher: NEA Professional Library

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13:

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Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, p, e, i, s, t.

Group Work that Works
Group Work that Works

Author: Paul J. Vermette

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-04-28

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1317210743

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Promote cooperative learning more effectively by transforming your classroom into a learning community. Experienced K–12 educators Paul J. Vermette and Cynthia L. Kline offer their Dual Objective Model as a tool for improving your students’ academic achievement and problem-solving skills, while encouraging their social and emotional development. You’ll discover how to: assign meaningful tasks that require students to rely on one another; build efficient teams, purposefully monitor group dynamics, and assess group projects effectively; engage students in schoolwork while developing crucial career and life skills; motivate students to see the importance of personal and group responsibility; maximize the benefits of student diversity in your classroom. Emphasizing teamwork, persistence, communication, self-regulation, and empathy in a complex, diverse, and technological setting, these strategies can be easily incorporated into any curriculum. The book is filled with vignettes and sample exercises to help you apply the ideas to your own classroom. Each chapter includes a list of "Big Ideas," which invites you to consider how these strategies can evolve over time.