Presents strategies that use cooperative learning to enhance performance in general chemistry courses. Discusses the profile of the students and the implementation and evaluation of cooperative learning strategies. Concludes that cooperative learning in chemistry is feasible and desirable. Contains 10 references. (JRH)

A simulated learning exercise based on genograms was used with professionals in multidisciplinary primary health-care teams. Evaluation supported the importance of a positive learning environment, constructive use of personal and professional experiences, learner control, intellectual challenge and relevance, and reflection and debriefing. (SK)

Examination performance of introductory psychology students (n=576) was significantly enhanced in each of 4 separate comparisons of those taking tests with a partner versus traditional solo testing. Found positive effects in both assigned and freely chosen teams. (SLD)

Incorporates history and genetics to explain how genetic traits are passed on to the next generation by focusing on methemoglobinemia, a rare genetic disease, and discusses how oxygen is carried by hemoglobin. Includes individual pedigree analysis and class pedigree analysis. (YDS)

A summary is given of research that indicates that, regardless of ability, most students who take a teaching role learn much more than they do when they receive instruction or work independently. Suggestions are given on techniques and activities teachers can use to promote students helping students. (IAH)

This short essay encourages speech-language pathologists to consider cooperative learning as a useful tool for group therapy situations. (Author)

Offers eight short accounts from teachers of ways they are using collaborative or cooperative learning in their classrooms. (SR)

Discusses the meanings of collaboration from the author's perspective as a participant in classroom research. Examines a primary grade project that combined collaborative research with staff development. Notes that while participants face a risk in sustained collaboration, these partnerships can stimulate learning for teachers, administrators,…

The most frequently used cooperative learning models feature five common components: heterogeneous teams, teammate interdependence, team interdependence, accountability, and activity appropriateness. These elements are explained to assist supervisors desiring to evaluate teachers using cooperative learning methods. Includes seven references. (MLH)

Transforms the debate over cooperative learning and Hunter's mastery teaching model by illustrating how both approaches reinforce each other. Mastery teaching synthesizes the most rewarding aspects of traditional expository instruction, while cooperative learning breathes life into that teaching by inviting both students and teachers to become…

In group investigation, students actively plan what and how they will study by forming cooperative groups according to common interests in a topic. Based on a six-stage process, group investigation is an effective medium for encouraging and guiding students' involvement in learning. A sidebar summarizes relevant research. Includes 17 references.…

People do not know instinctively how to interact effectively with others. For cooperation to succeed, students must get to know and trust one another, communicate accurately and unambiguously, accept and support one another, and resolve conflicts constructively. A seven-step recommended procedure is outlined. Includes nine references. (MLH)

The purpose of this article is to encourage teachers, principals, therapists, and others in rural education to recognize and share the gold mine of solutions and successes they can offer and to begin by developing networks through which they can share their practices and solutions. (Author)

Leaving a door unlocked is the same as giving everyone a key. Schools and teachers must heed this reminder and unlock the doors to understanding, shifting from an intellectual privacy perspective to one of shared intellectual empowerment where everyone holds the keys. Teachers must be learners and openly negotiate knowledge with students; they…

Far too many school boards and administrators deny that music is one of the "basics." Few U.S. students have access to institutional or private music lessons that involve a balanced, sequential curriculum. Where music programs have been cut, economic crisis has often remained. Of all curriculum disciplines, music has the most experience with…