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Utilizarea metodelor de cooperare in invatare
The use of cooperative learning methods

Author(s): Carmen Lungu-Tranole
Subject(s): Education and training
Published by: Asociația Cultural Științifică „Dimitrie Ghika-Comănești”
Keywords: modern methods; cooperative learning; tasks; school succes; learning group;

Summary/Abstract: Cooperative Learning, in our view, is the generic term given to a set of methods and techniques which detailing the various ways of working with small groups of students. Working in a cooperative learning group is taking by all members of a common purpose and understanding that success is possible either to all or any of the participants. All modern methods involve the following features: positive interdependence, face to face interaction, individual and group accountability, training and development of specific social group work assessment. Cooperation methods have advantages and disadvantages. Among the advantages we can mention the fact that students are required to form teams in which to divide the tasks, but also to capitalize on the knowledge already acquired and to acquire new ones, thus learning to structure new and old information. Disadvantages: we will not always integrate shy students, some students may dominate the group, it takes time longer, etc.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 269-277
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian