Cooperative learning is a teaching strategy in which there are small teams – each with students of different levels and ability – that use different learning activities to improve their ...

We can also introduce students to what community organizers call “relational power” when we use cooperative learning activities and invite as much participatory democracy in the classroom as ...

Group projects and cooperative learning activities promote social interaction and teamwork. These experiences help students develop relationship skills and learn how to work effectively with others.

What can happen with that for kids with learning difficulties is there are barriers that can interfere with their ability to take advantage of those learning activities. Children with learning ...

Cooperative learning encouraged students to work together toward a goal by helping each other on tasks, sharing resources and information and trusting each others' actions. This led to shared rewards.

What’s more, students who engaged in more frequent cooperative learning were also more likely to report performing kind, helpful—or “pro-social”—behavior toward their classmates. On the other hand, ...