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This 12-page-paper presents a detailed overview of the concept of cooperative learning. It opens with a concise definition of what cooperative learning is all about and moves into the various theories about its use and effectiveness. Research studies are discussed as well as some of the negative things that can occur. Suggestions on how to make a cooperative learning situation successful are also included. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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principal had balked at her proposal at the beginning of the year to try a cooperative learning environment. They had gotten used to the 30-year-old system of ability grouping and
did not want the children "mixed together" like a casserole. But Joann had pushed for a one year trial and gotten her way. Now, in the last month
of the year the classroom had been so successful that the principal had decided to use cooperative learning school wide next year. Joann had been asked to train the individual
teachers during the summer and she proudly accepted the request. She glanced once more around the classroom before announcing it was time to clean up and get ready to go
home. Cooperative learning had raised her class average by an entire grade level and she was happy to have been a part of it. She knew it worked and was
proud to be part of the success. I.WHAT IS IT Simply put, cooperative learning is the term used when students of mixed
abilities are grouped together for the purpose of learning something new or reviewing something already learned(Freidman 68) . While most educators and community members consider the term cooperative learning and
all it entails a relatively new phenomenon it really isnt. We began our exploration of the concept several decades ago(Freidman 68) . There was a time when all children with
learning disabilities were shuffled off down the hall and placed in a special classroom way from the rest of the school population. Several decades ago the federal government declared that
this treatment was in fact a form of discrimination and ordered public schools throughout the country to cease and desist(Freidman 68) . With that directive came the mandate to teach
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