Example 1
One way the cooperative learning strategy could be used in the mathematics content area is in a measuring lesson. After introducing students to the concept of measuring and providing examples of how measuring works and why it is used, the teacher could form small groups and give each group the task of measuring and recording the length and width of common classroom objects. After measuring a number of objects, the students could engage in a discussion of how the measurements allow them to compare different objects.
Example 3
A third example of the cooperative learning strategy being adapted and used is in a history project. The students could be assigned the task of researching and then presenting a historical event to the rest of the class. They could each have specific roles such as facilitator, recorder, artist, etc, which would promote positive interdependence, individual accountability, and interpersonal communication skills. This would also increase their learning of the history topic they were assigned as they would have multiple perspectives and different areas of interest about the topic.
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Example 2
A second way this strategy could be adapted and used is in the area of science. Many science experiments could easily be altered to be performed by a small group of students who could work together to develop and test a hypothesis. For instance, the students could be looking at the impact of using cold or warm water to create instant snow. By working together, their learning and understanding of the scientific process as well as instant snow, would be increased/enhanced.
Example 4
Another example of this strategy in use could be in the content area of writing. The teacher would provide each small group of students with a creative writing prompt that they then had to write a realistic fiction story for. They could first write a rough draft and then edit it together before scripting their final draft. This would promote the student's collaboration and also increase their creativity as they can build off of each others ideas. It would also help the students who are struggling with proper sentence construction because they would receive subtle reinforcement and feedback from their peers.
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