{"product_id":"cooperative-learning-9781412940481","title":"Cooperative Learning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilles focuses the majority of the book on the relationship in the classroom between the individual teacher and the students. She gives teachers ammunition to overcome resistance to cooperative learning by presenting well-substantiated research on virtually every page of her book showing the benefits of having students study together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTed Wohlfarth, PSYCCRITIQUES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text's greatest strengths are bringing together a range of powerful teaching strategies connected to students taking responsibility for their own learning and the learning of others. The focus on both teacher strategies to encourage effective group talk and student strategies to encourage effective discourse is helpful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNancy L. Markowitz, \u003ci\u003eSan Jose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough cooperative learning is widely endorsed as a pedagogical practice that promotes learning and socialization among students, teachers still struggle with how\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Gilles focuses the majority of the book on the relationship in the classroom between the individual teacher and the students. She gives teachers ammunition to overcome resistance to cooperative learning by presenting well-substantiated research on virtually every page of her book showing the benefits of having students study together.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ted Wohlfarth, PSYCCRITIQUES\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Ted Wohlfarth * PSYCCRITIQUES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Cooperative Learning In Schools    Introduction and Learning Objectives    Case Study: The Case of Tom    Introducing Cooperative Learning    Group Task    Grouping Practices    Promoting Student Discourse    Cooperative Learning Pedagogy in the Classroom: Teacher’s Role    Effective or Expert Teachers    The Impact of Mandatory Testing On Cooperative Learning    Specific Requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Law    Why Test?    What Happened?    Teachers’ Perceptions of Mandatory Testing    The Case Against Testing    Is Mandated Testing Working?    The Potential to Transform Schools: Using Cooperative Learning Pedagogy    Case Study: Transforming a School: A Principal’s Story    School-Wide Cooperative Learning    Teachers Reported Satisfaction with Cooperative Learning    A Comprehensive School Reform Model    Structure and Content: Overview of the Chapters That Follow    Chapter Summary    Practical Activities 2. Key Components in Establishing Successful Cooperative Groups    Introduction and Learning Objectives    Case Study: An Example of Cooperative Learning in a First Grade Classroom    Cooperative Learning    Positive Interdependence    Practical Activity: Ways of Structuring Positive Interdependence    Promotive Interaction    Practical Activity: Ways of Promoting Interaction    Individual Accountability    Practical Activity: Ways of Ensuring Individual Accountability    Interpersonal and Small Group Skills    Practical Activity: Ways of Ensuring that Children Learn Interpersonal and Small Group Skills    Group Processing    Practical Activity: Ideas for Group Processing    How Long Should Students Work In Cooperative Groups?    Five Key Components for Structuring Cooperative Learning Groups    Bringing It All Together: Understanding the Research    Low-Ability Children    Affective Development    What is Cooperative Learning?    The Role of the Teacher in Establishing Cooperative Learning    Chapter Summary    Practical Activities 3. Teachers’ Discourse to Promote Student Thinking and Learning    Introduction and Learning Objectives    Case Study: Teacher’s Dialogue with a Small Group of Students    Teachers’ Discourse During Whole-Class, Small Group, and Cooperative Learning    Whole-class Versus Cooperative Learning    Small-Group Versus Cooperative Learning    Communications Skills and Cooperative Learning    Types of Mediated Learning    Pedagogical Practices That Promote Thinking    Case Study: An Exchange between a Teacher and One of the Small Groups in her Fifth Grade Class    Case Study: A Discussion among Students in a Small Group    Case Study: An Exchange between an Eleventh Grade Teacher and a Small Group of Students    Case Study: A Group Discussion among Eleventh Grade Students    Other Ways of Challenging Students’ Thinking and Facilitating Interactions    Creating the Learning Environment    Practical Activity: Ways of Creating a Cooperative Learning Environment    Bringing It All Together: Understanding the Research    Chapter Summary    Practical Activities 4.  Strategies to Promote Student Discourse    Introduction and Learning Objectives    Strategies for Helping Students to Dialogue Together    Reciprocal Teaching    Case Study: An Example of the Four Reciprocal Teaching Strategies    Practical Activity: Ways of Teaching Reciprocal Teaching Strategies to Students    Practical Activity: Ideas for Establishing Audience Roles    Collaborative Strategic Reading    Practical Activity: Ways of Introducing CSR to Students to Enhance their Understanding of Text    Scripted Cooperation    Guided Reciprocal Peer Questioning    Ask To Think-Tel Why Strategy    Case Study: Example of Fifth Grade Students Dialoguing Together Using the Ask to Think-Tel Why Questioning Strategies    Self-Regulated Strategy Development    Bringing It All Together: Understanding the Research    Chapter Summary    Practical Activities 5.  Group Composition    Introduction and Learning Objectives    Harnessing the Power of the Group: Productive Small Groups    Case Study: Students’ Perceptions of Mixed-Ability Groupings in Their Classroom    Ability Groupings    Catering For Students with Diverse Needs    Practical Activity: Ideas for Establishing Mixed-Ability Groups    Gender Groupings    Teachers’ Perspectives on Grouping Students    Friendship Groupings    Practical Activity: Ideas for Establishing Friendship Groups    Status    Case Study: Enhancing Mandy’s Low-Status in her Group    Multiple Intelligences    Interest Groupings    Surveying Students’ Interests    Computer Technology Groupings    Promoting Student Talk    Case Study: Preparing a Power Point Presentation on Nicotine    Practical Activity: Ideas for Establishing Computer Groupings    Bringing It All Together: Understanding the Research    Chapter Summary    Practical Activities 6. Assessing Small Group Learning    Introduction and Learning Objectives    Case Study: Teachers’ Reports on How They Assess Small Group Learning    Formative Assessment    Curriculum-Based Assessments    Peer Assessment    Computer-Supported Peer Assessment    Practical Activity: Conducting Formative Assessments of Small Group Learning    Summative Assessment    Criterion-Referenced Assessments    Authentic Assessments    Using Authentic Assessments in Different Contexts    Case Studies    Portfolios    Exhibitions of Performance    Problem-Base Inquiries    Problem-Based Learning Using Formative and Summative Assessments    Key Points on Summative Assessments and their Purposes    Practical Activity: Conducting Summative Assessments of Small Group Learning    Bringing It All Together: Understanding the Research    Chapter Summary    Practical Activities 7.  Teachers’ Responsibilities in Establishing Cooperative Learning in their Classrooms    Introduction and Learning Objectives    Case Study: A High School Teacher’s Experience with Cooperative Learning    Creating a Cooperative Learning Environment    Student-Centered Learning    Negotiate Expectations for Small Group Behaviors    Developing Communication Skills for Group Discussion    Specific Metacognitive Skills That Promote Discourse    The Teacher’s Role In Promoting Mediated-Learning    Developing Appropriate Helping Behaviors    Choosing Tasks for Small Group Discussions    Monitoring Students’ Progress and Evaluating Outcomes    Case Study: Developing Criteria for Assessing Group Outcomes in Sixth Grade    Chapter Summary    Practical Activities 8.  Future Developments in Using Small Groups    Introduction and Learning Objectives    Comprehensive School Reform (CSR)    Case Study: Two Middle School Teachers’ Experiences with a Comprehensive School Reform Program    The Implications of CSR Programs for Democratic and Learner-Centered Teaching Practices    Student Participation in Negotiating Opportunities for Learning    Practical Activity: Helping Schools Establish Positive Learning Environments    The Impact of Computer Technology on Small Group Learning    The Implications for Designing Classrooms of the Future    The Importance of Teamwork and Communication    Chapter Summary    Practical Activities Glossary References Index About the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739113566551,"sku":"9781412940481","price":68.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781412940481.jpg?v=1720051202","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cooperative-learning-9781412940481","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}