UPDATE: For Thursday's class, review the material posted here, take notes on each article with regard to how it might be useful to our overall research project, and be prepared to be quizzed on the content.
Here are the nine article links and summaries that I received. If you don't see yours here, please follow up right away.
XAVIER
Link:
http://www.nea.org/tools/16870.htm
This article pertains to the definition, benefits, overuse, and active learning of "Cooperative Learning." First they had used a definition from Kennesaw State University which stated: "teaching strategy where small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject." Then it went into research by Johnson & Johnson which indicated that cooperation compared to others results in better productivity and higher achievement. The overuse of 'Cooperative Learning' stems from 'Randall' which she says that making members of the group responsible for each others can cause more of a burden and ignore the key points. It finally goes into of how it engages in 'Active Learning', in which it gives ownership of a small piece of material to a member and an opportunity to contribute.
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JOSEPH
Group Work: Using Cooperative Groups Effectively
Link:
https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/setting-up-and-facilitating-group-work-using-cooperative-learning-groups-effectively/
Summary: This article is mainly trying to give as much information possible regarding high-level cooperative learning. Its informing the audience, which is probably educators seeking more informative lessons, on the different ways that one can learn in a group. It also goes into depth with topics such as the different theories of group learning, the reasoning behind those theories, and also the different ways that effective group learning can look like.
Title of article 2: 20 Cooperative Learning Tips and Strategies
Link:
https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/20-collaborative-learning-tips-and-strategies-for-teachers
Summary: In this article, it doesn’t go into the madness of explaining different theories or ideas, it just states what to do. It lists 20 very specific and clear strategies to help college students learn at their best. Although it doesn't go into the history of cooperative learning and how it came to be, i still think that this is an effective article because it just gives you the hands on plan for teachers to help there students right away.
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JULIE
Link:
http://www.nea.org/tools/16870.htm
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JOSE
https://www.aacu.org/leap/hips
I really like this article because one it talks about freshman year seminars and how beneficial they are to have them as a college student. But it also talks about collaborative research and it talks about two things how it shows people to work and solve problems in the company of others and also to further their own understanding by listening critically to others.
https://voting.svsu.edu/media/enrollmentmanagement/docs/Cooperative%20Learning%20Returns%20to%20College.pdf
I really like this article because it has a lot of research to back up the claims that cooperative learning actually is better than competitive or individual learning. There was one study that showed that college students who would score at the 50th percentile learning competitively would score at the 69th. Also those who scored at the 53rd percentile learning individually would score at the 70th learning cooperatively. Not only that but it also impacts personal development and satisfaction with the college effectiveness. Another thing is that there is a better quality of the relationships between students and faculty.
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ANGELINA
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1055588.pdf
This document has to do with making cooperative learning work in a college classroom. It talks about five things that make cooperative learning work. Those five things are positive interdependence, individual accountability, interpersonal skills, face-to-face promotive interaction, and processing out. It states how cooperative learning has academic and social benefits.
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KELLY
http://web.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Newsletter/cooperative.pdf
In a study by Stanford University, it is found that students that work in small groups are more successful in class or research assignments. Students are able to remember and retain more information when they are learning in a small group rather than other instructional formats such as lectures or individual assignments. The benefits of working in a small group includes increased participation of the students in class, and a better understanding and retention of the material that is being learned. But this study also shows that one of the greatest benefits that comes from working in a small group is that students acquire study skills that help contribute to their future success in school. The Newsletter also talks about the benefits that a teacher receives out of assigning their students to work in small group along with the struggles that come along with it.
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LARISSA
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED448443.pdf
This article talks about the difference of cooperative learning verses collaberative learning. it talks about teachers and their point of views. It also talks about the benefits for both collaborative and cooperative learning.
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MOISES
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/oct14/vol72/num02/Making-Cooperative-Learning-Powerful.aspx
The article “Making Cooperative Learning Powerful” written by Robert E. Slavin lists five key practices that bring out the tremendous potential in cooperative learning. First step listed is forming a team of diverse students who care about helping one another learn and reaching a successful point as a team. The second step listed is to set a team goal or target that determines every member to work hard. Third step is to ensure individual accountability making sure everyone does their duties. Fourth step listed is the teaching of communication and problem-solving skills so member master key interpersonal skills. The last key point is to integrate cooperative learning with other structures. At the end of the day lectures can be learned a lot easier when it comes from another student because of the language used.
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ONICA
http://teaching.uncc.edu/learning-resources/articles-books/best-practice/instructional-methods/best-practices-summary
This link is a brief summary from UNC, Charlotte of what is cosnidered "best practices in college teaching" that characterizes different ways of teaching that includes different kind of different group practices such as discussions, and individual task reviews as well as roleplay to trigger problem-solving strategies, and personal meaning to what is being learned.
I hope this link serves our project well,
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JAMIE
https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/team-based-learning/ (related to Joseph's 1st article)
Summary: The article I found was about having formal and informal cooperative learning groups. Informal cooperative groups usually consist of 2-4 students that work together to answer and respond to questions given to them by the instructor for just for parts of a class period. Examples of informal cooperative learning activities include think-pair-share, peer instructor, and lastly the jigsaw activity. Formal cooperative learning groups work in groups for one or more class periods to complete a task or assignment. The idea of cooperating learning is to help the individual and the the group mates to learn from each other based on different opinions and perspectives. Evidence shows that it contributes to greater achievement than competitive and individualistic learning styles. In order to make group work more effective; assign goals, explain task, monitor, asses and reflect within the group.
