Cooperative Learning Model
Cooperative learning can be used within a classroom to demonstrate to students the effectiveness of teamwork and learning. This learning model is broken into three primary phases, that results in a continuous process. These phases are listed in the above diagram as DO, REFLECT, and APPLY. The cooperative learning model guides students through the basis of initially experiencing an activity. The experience of learning begins in the DO category. Cooperative learning activities can often be seen in science lesson plans. For instance, a teacher could be instructing a lesson regarding the solar system. The initial activity could consist of watching a related video or even recreating scale representations of the planets, to emphasize the differences to the students. The experience stage is followed by the REFLECTION stage. In this stage of learning, students will share what they experienced, including data, their reactions, and their observations. Additionally, in the REFLECTIVE stage is process. In this area of learning students will discuss their thoughts and findings, as well as analyze what has been discovered. In the solar system lesson, students could reflect on their impressions from the scale representations of the planets. Students may discuss if they were surprised of the differences, their thoughts and ideas of the immensity of the solar system, etc. The third stage of the cooperative learning model, APPLY, consists of generalizations. At this point, students will begin to make connections with their prior knowledge of real world scenarios and instances with key concepts that they have just learned. Once these connections can be made, application of the content and concepts learned can be applied by the students. Proficiency in cooperative learning will result in an effective active learning environment. Students could apply the knowledge that they learned from the cooperative learning activity by creating a model of the solar system or elaborating on specifics that they studied by writing a research paper or producing a presentation.
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Experience Students will watch two very informative videos about the solar system.
ShareStudents will discuss "what we know" and "what we learned" from the videos.
ProcessStudents will elaborate on the information they have and do their own research to expand on their knowledge about solar system concepts.
GeneralizeThrough data analysis students can make cognitive connections with their research. They will then find the most significant information to include into the presentations.
ApplyStudents will create informative and imaginative presentations that interpret the required elements of the solar system. |
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