Argues that cooperative learning activities such as small group activities are important in social studies classes because they enhance text comprehension, nurture interaction skills, develop democratic behavior, and actively involve the students. (RS)

Reviews cooperative learning benefits and advises vocational teachers, principals, supervisors, administrators, and student organization members to cooperate to plan meaningful activities. Describes Future Homemakers of America's planning process; advocates a balance among cooperative, competitive, and individualized working modes; and provides…

Discusses a student project requiring a student to sample a population of interest to obtain a set of data, compute the necessary descriptive measures, and make a conclusion based on the data. Described are the introduction phase; formats; handout material; and suggested projects for individual and teams. (YP)

This paper describes cooperative learning techniques, outlines outcomes from cooperative learning, and discusses factors in cooperative learning that impact on its effectiveness with learning-disabled adolescents: interdependent goal structure, individual accountability, group composition, group size, physical arrangement, accommodation of diverse…

Advocates cooperative learning as an effective tool for reaching slow learners, by bridging the gaps between the learning styles of slow learners and the teaching requirements of the classroom, resulting in improved academic performance for both slow learners and high achievers. (SR)

Describes a map-reading unit used in a seventh-grade geography course offered at Jefferson Junior High School in Champaign, Illinois. Suggests that this map study provides many opportunities to make connections among disciplines. Finds that students respond well to the practical format of the unit and to the challenge of working cooperatively. (KO)

A teacher in an inner-city London school describes how she involves low income, minority group students in learning classics such as Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." Emphasizes cooperative learning and active student involvement using their urban background. (FMW)

Cooperative learning could transform our schools, our communities, and our society. Reexamining classroom reward structures and implementation strategies could provide opportunities for reflecting on content, harmonizing content and process, coordinating cooperative learning with other classroom values, empowering teachers and students,…

Describes structured journal writing as a pedagogical tool to help learners become effective lifelong learners. Suggests using the journal writing to promote collaboration which makes effective use of the consciousness-raising and self-help group activities that have been used extensively in the Women's Movement. (KO)

Examined effectiveness of cooperative learning strategy on on-task, academic, and cooperative behaviors of three self-contained classes of emotionally disturbed students. Results support conclusion that cooperative learning strategy led to increases in classes' on-task, cooperative, and academic behaviors. (Author/NB)

Course objectives, organization, and reading for a graduate seminar in educational leadership at Teachers College Columbia University are described. Small student groups assigned the task of teaching course content experience some of the processes presented in the literature, thus providing practice in some of the functions of leadership. (IAH)

Examines the effect of cooperative learning strategy manipulations on the enactment and recall of a medical procedure. Reports that, in all groups, recall of the procedure was enhanced by prior performance, while performance was enhanced by prior recall in only two of the four groups. (MM)

Presents eight guidelines to consider when using computers for language instruction, emphasizing computer use in a social and purposeful context. Suggests computer software which adheres to these guidelines. (MM)

A Holt, Michigan, high school's recent shift toward conceptual understanding and demonstrated performance inspired one math teacher to develop a panel performance-assessment process. For their midsemester and semester exams, students in algebra II and precalculus discuss before a panel of judges the solutions to complex problems. Panel assessment…

A total of 101 students in grades 3, 4, and 5 were given a 3-week course in helping behaviors before being taught math concepts in cooperative-learning groups of 5 to 6 students. Results demonstrated that giving and receiving explanations or other meaningful help were related positively with academic achievement. (MDM)