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COOPERATIVE LEARNING

Theory/Rationale:

  1. Encourages high student-teacher interaction
  2. Develops cooperation and support among peers
  3. Increases feedback and time on task
  4. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning
  5. Facilitates links to prior knowledge and sharing ideas
  6. Enhances perspective-taking
  7. Fosters problem-solving conflict management
  8. Instills divergent thinking and risk-taking thinking
  9. Utilizes resources and division of labor
  10. Decreases fear of failure
  11. Teacher as mentor and co-learner
  12. Social view of knowledge and learning
  13. Joint products and ownership

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