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    1) Cooperative learning involves students working in small groups on a common task, with elements like shared goals, individual accountability, and social skills. 2) While classrooms may not have enough computers, cooperative learning can help implement IT through group work. 3) For cooperative learning to be effective with computers, teachers must assign mixed-ability teams, establish interdependence, teach social skills, ensure individual accountability, and help groups process information.

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    1) Cooperative learning involves students working in small groups on a common task, with elements like shared goals, individual accountability, and social skills. 2) While classrooms may not have enough computers, cooperative learning can help implement IT through group work. 3) For cooperative learning to be effective with computers, teachers must assign mixed-ability teams, establish interdependence, teach social skills, ensure individual accountability, and help groups process information.

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    Introduction

    Reality dictates that school face


    the fact that each classroom,
    especially in public or
    government schools, may not be
    equipped with appropriate
    number of computers.
    The creativity of the teacher will
    have to respond to the situation,
    and so cooperative learning will
    likely be the answer to the
    implementation of IT
    Cooperative or Collaborative Learning

    Is learning by small groups of


    students who work together in
    a common learning task.
    It is also called Group Learning.
    5 Elements are needed
    to be truly cooperative
    learning:
    A common goal
    Interdependence
    Interaction
    Individual accountability
    Social skills
    Advantages of Cooperative Learning

    Encourages active learning,


    while motivating students.
    Increases
    academic
    performance.
     Promotes
    literacy and
    language skills.
     Improves teachers effectiveness.
     In addition, there are studies which
    show that cooperative learning
    enhances:

    1. Personal and social


    development among
    students.
    2. Self- esteem
    3. Social relations between racially
    and culturally different students.
     Based on a study conducted,
    researchers agree that the computer is
    a natural learning vehicle for
    cooperative (at times called promotive)
    learning.
     Thus, it shows that when students work
    with computers in groups, they cluster
    and interact with each other for advice
    and mutual help.
     Moreover, given the option to work
    individually or in a group, the students
    generally wish to work together in
    computer-based and non-computer-based
    activities.
     Reflecting on this, psychologists think the
    computer fosters this positive social
    behaviour because it has a display
    monitor
    – where they look something in common.
     Educators are still wary about
    the computer’s role in
    cooperative learning. Thus
    they pose the position that the
    use of computers do not
    automatically result in
    cooperative learning.
     There therefore assign the teacher
    several tasks in order to ensure
    collaborative learning. These are:
    -Assigning students to mixed-ability
    teams
    -Establishing positive interdependence
    -Teaching cooperative social skills
    -Insuring individual accountability, and
    -Helping groups process information
     These are in addition to
    assigning a common work goal in
    which each member of the group
    will realize that their group will not
    succeed unless everyone
    contributes to the groups’ success.
     It is also important for the teacher
    limits learning group clusters (six is the
    ideal number in a group) so there can
    be closer involvement in thinking and
    learning.

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