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Cooperative Learning
Thought Questions to Ponder

1. Coop interaction is essential for CL.
2. Group rewards are essential for coop lrng to work.
3. In CL, a test is the best way to hold students accountable for the work.
4. We will learn more from lectures, but remember more from CL.
5. Grp activities & CL are all fun/games.
6. CL is an alternative to ability grpg.
7. Interdependence and common goals are optional for CL.
8. Most people will understand what I mean when I say I am using CL.
9. Heterogeneous grpg is better than homogeneous grpg.
10. The reason I would choose CL is because I am concerned with:

    a. social/caring outcomes.

    b. skills/knowledge/achieve outcomes.

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