Handbook of Cooperative Learning Methods

by Sharan, Shlomo

• ISBN13: 9780275967468
• ISBN10: 0275967468
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-30
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

This professional reference provides a broad picture of cooperative learning methods. The volume includes descriptions of the main generic methods of instruction, applications of cooperative learning to various subject-matter disciplines, and discussions of the implementation of cooperative learning in schools. The book is divided into three sections. The first, on methods, includes chapters on the fundamental strategies of cooperative learning. The second, on applications, provides practical information on the use of cooperative learning in mathematics, science, and language arts instruction. The third, on implementation, contains chapters on the creation and administration of cooperative learning programs in schools. Each chapter in this reference is written by an expert contributor and mentions current sources of additional information. Thus, the book is a comprehensive collection of practical information for all those interested in cooperative learning.

Author Biography

SHLOMO SHARAN is Professor of Educational Psychology at the School of Education at Tel-Aviv University.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables	vii	(2)
Introduction	ix
I. Methods	3	(134)
1. Student Teams-Achievement Divisions	3	(17)
Robert E. Slavin
2. Team Assisted Individualization and Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition	20	(14)
Robert E. Slavin
Nancy A. Madden
3. Pieces of the Puzzle: The Jigsaw Method	34	(17)
Judy Clarke
4. Learning Together	51	(15)
David W. Johnson
Roger T. Johnson
5. Structuring Academic Controversy	66	(16)
David W. Johnson
Roger T. Johnson
6. Complex Instruction: Higher-Order Thinking in Heterogeneous Classrooms	82	(15)
Elizabeth G. Cohen
Rachel A. Lotan
Jennifer A. Whitcomb
Maria V. Balderrama
Ruth Cossey
Patricia E. Swanson
7. Group Investigation in the Cooperative Classroom	97	(18)
Yael Sharan
Shlomo Sharan
8. The Structural Approach: Six Keys to Cooperative Learning	115	(22)
Spencer Kagan
Miguel Kagan
II. Applications	137	(146)
9. CDP Cooperative Learning: Working Together to Construct Social, Ethical, and Intellectual Understanding	137	(20)
Marilyn Watson
Daniel Solomon
Stefan Dasho
Peter Shwartz
Sylvia Kendzior
10. Creating "Thought-Full" Classrooms: Fostering Cognitive Literacy via Cooperative Learning and Integrated Strategies Instruction	157	(20)
Edwin S. Ellis
R. Kevin Feldman
11. Teaching and Learning the Language Arts with Cooperative Learning Methods	177	(16)
Aryeh Wohl
Esther Klein-Wohl
12. An Integrated Groupwork Model for the Second-Language Classroom	193	(19)
Yael Bejarano
13. Cooperative Learning and Postmodern Approaches to Teaching Literature	212	(14)
Mark Brubacher
Ryder Payne
14. Cooperative Learning and Science	226	(19)
Sharon J. Sherman
15. Cooperative Learning to Support Thinking, Reasoning, and Communicating in Mathematics	245	(22)
Laurel Robertson
Neil Davidson
Roberta L. Dees
16. Cooperative Learning and Computers	267	(16)
Mary Male
III. Implementation	283	(66)
17. Creating a Community Context for Cooperative Learning	283	(17)
Liana Nan Graves
18. Facilitating Teachers' Power through Collaboration: Implementing Cooperative Learning in Elementary Schools	300	(18)
Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
Margarita Calderon
19. Cooperative Learning and School Organization: A Theoretical and Practical Perspective	318	(18)
Shlomo Sharan
Hanna Shachar
20. Cooperative Learning and the Teacher	336	(13)
Shlomo Sharan
Selected Bibliography	349	(4)
Author Index	353	(6)
Subject Index	359	(12)
About the Editor and Contributors	371