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Johnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T. – Educational Researcher, 2009
The widespread and increasing use of cooperative learning is one of the great success stories of social and educational psychology. Its success largely rests on the relationships among theory, research, and practice. Social interdependence theory provides a foundation on which cooperative learning is built. More than 1,200 research studies have…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Social Psychology
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
"Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition"[R] is a reading and writing program for students in grades 2 through 6. It has three principal elements: story-related activities, direct instruction in reading comprehension, and integrated language arts/writing. Daily lessons provide students with an opportunity to practice comprehension…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Direct Instruction
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Lai, Ming; Law, Nancy – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2006
This article describes a case study of an international collaboration between two classes of fifth grade students through an online discussion platform with one group more experienced in online knowledge building activities than the other. Before the collaboration, the novice class tended to produce isolated notes filled with information and…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Cooperative Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)