What is Cooperative Learning

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A learning approach that advocates for learning in groups where each member of the team contributes their part of the assignment so the whole group can be successful. Learn more in: Creating a Framework for Future Learning: A Two-Pronged Social-Technological Approach

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Learning activities designed to promote student collaboration to reach a common goal. Learn more in: iPads in the Classroom: Benefits and Challenges

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An approach to learning that focus on the development of cooperative learning skills. Learn more in: Facilitating and Evaluating the Development of Positive Interdependence in South African Distance Education: A Social Network Analysis

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Is a topic frequently mentioned in conversations about improving education, regardless of the discipline or level of instruction. An activity involving a small group of learners who work together as a team to solve a problem, complete a task, or accomplish a common goal (Artzt & Newman, 1990). A task for group discussion and resolution (if possible), requiring face-to-face interaction, an atmosphere of cooperation and mutual helpfulness, and individual accountability (Davidson, 1990). Learn more in: Comparing Lecturing and Small Group Discussions

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A form of applied social psychology used to structure learning though 5 key elements: positive interdependence, individual accountability, face-to-face interaction, direct instruction of social and small group skills and processing. Learn more in: Philosophy and Psychology as Influences on Gifted and Talented Education in the 21st Century Education

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Method of teaching that uses small groups to work together toward a common goal which includes face to face interactions, group processing, and accountability for both the individual and the group. Learn more in: Developing Instructional Methods

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A form of collaborative learning where students work together in a small group on an activity or assignment that is structured. Individuals are usually held accountable for their own work. Learn more in: Innovative Instruction in STEM Education: The Role of Student Feedback in the Development of a Flipped Classroom

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A teaching strategy in which small 2-4 member (and usually temporary) groups with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Learn more in: Technology Assignments Using Team-Based Learning

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Learning process where students work in teams or groups in a structured way, so that students and groups help one another to get the best results for all of them while developing social skills along the process. Learn more in: Implementation of Cooperative Learning Strategies to Create 3D-Videos in EFL Teacher Training

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Learners collaborate with peers to achieve the learning objectives. Learn more in: Facilitating Active Learning among Adult Learners

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A way in organizing school activities into academic and social learning experiences. Instead of classical individual learning, students work in groups in a collective way capitalizing one another’s resources and skills; this approach changes the teacher’s role from giving information to facilitating students’ learning. Learn more in: Strategic Trials of Educ@TIon, the Telecom Italia Solution for Cooperative Digital Learning

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A form of collaborative learning structured to promote individual accountability towards group performance. Learn more in: A Systematic Review of Research on Collaborative Learning with Concept Maps

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Instructional strategy that enables small groups of students to work together on a common task in order to achieve greater academic and personal development. Learn more in: Use of Minecraft: Education Edition for Teaching Pre-College Mathematics: Design of Educational Reinforcement

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An instructional approach that uses groups working towards a common goal. Sometimes collaborative learning is used interchangeably with cooperative learning though this is a point of contention for some. Learn more in: Incorporating Technology in a Cooperative Learning Environment

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This instructional method uses small groups to solve a common problem or examine a common topic. The intent is to encourage effective group work habits that emphasize the importance of each individual member’s contribution. Learn more in: Webquest: Learning Through Discovery

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Cooperative Learning is accomplished by the division of labor among participants, as an activity where each person is responsible for a portion of the problem solving. The technological support to this kind of activities is called Computer-Supported Cooperative Learning. (Dillenbourg et al., 1996). Learn more in: Workflow Systems in E-Learning Environments

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A method that allows individuals with different abilities to work together to improve their understanding of a subject. Learn more in: Mobile Design for Older Adults

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A structured form of collaborative learning, that incorporates the elements of social interdependence, where each group member is accountable for contributing to the group’s goal. Learn more in: Deeper Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century and Beyond

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Educational approach aiming at organizing learning activities into academic and social learning experiences by promoting interaction and communication. Learn more in: Indicators for Cooperative, Online-Based Learning and Their Role in Quality Management of Online Learning

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Working together as a team with a common goal and a common outcome. Learn more in: Examining Graduate Students' Cooperative Learning Experiences in an Online Reading Course

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A type of learning in which students learn by cooperating and working in groups sharing goals and depending on each other. Learn more in: A Survey on Recent Learning Approaches in School Education Using Edmodo

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Students interact to support the learning of one’s self and other group members. Learn more in: Promoting Cooperative Learning for Preservice Teachers Through Information Technology

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Situations where several trainees work together to achieve shared learning goals. Creating, interpreting, explaining and discussing are a comprehensive part of the group activity. Learn more in: Competence Training for Project Management: Holistic Analysis Framework

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This refers to a formalized active learning structure involving multiple learners. Learn more in: The Scholarship of Teaching Engineering: Some Fundamental Issues

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is an instructional environment in which teams of students work on structured tasks under conditions that meet five criteria: positive interdependence, individual accountability, face-to-face interaction, appropriate use of collaborative skills, and self-assessment of team processing. Students usually have well defined and differentiated roles and high interdependence in the attainment of the shared goal. Learn more in: Distance Collaboration with Shared Concept Maps

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An approach where students must work in groups to complete tasks collectively so they capitalize on one another’s resources and skills. Learn more in: Active Learning of Science in the European Dimension

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A traditional and culturally responsive instructional strategy. Students work in various groupings of teams to improve their understanding of a subject matter. Students use a variety of methods to accomplish their learning task. Examples of cooperative learning techniques are the jigsaw strategy and using literature circle roles. Learn more in: Culturally Responsive Games and Simulations

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An instructional method in which students at various performance levels work together in small groups toward a common learning goal. Learn more in: Towards a Collaborative Educational Game Model

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It is an approach to organizing classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences. Students must work in groups to complete tasks collectively and are responsible for their own learning and the learning of the other members in their group. Learn more in: Wikipedia: Educational and Learning Laboratory

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An instructional strategy that encourages student-student interaction by working in small groups (3-4 students) and engaging in various problem-solving activities. Learn more in: Math Anxiety in Math Methods Courses: Self-Exploration Tools for Healing During Remote Learning

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A methodology that, through a more deepening work, uses the collaboration between students in small groups, relying on the emotional involvement to achieve the goal of knowledge, as opposed to a transmissive conception (frontal lesson) to obtain it. Learn more in: A “Bottega Didattica” for an Inclusive School

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It is an instructional method that allows students to work in small groups within the classroom, often with a division of assignment of specific tasks24, and it is an instructional strategy in which small, usually heterogeneous groups of students work collaboratively to learn25. Cooperative learning was proposed in response to traditional curriculum-driven education26 Learn more in: Collaborative Learning: An Effective Tool to Empower Communities

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In cooperative learning the learners work in small groups in order to reach a common goal. Learning together aims at committing the learners to the learning process and improving their self-respect, learning results and co-operative skills. Moreover, learning together makes the learners responsible for their own and fellow learners’ learning. Learn more in: Design and Evaluation of Tamhattan: A Multimodal Game Promoting Awareness of Health in a Social and Positive Way

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A pedagogical philosophy and set of techniques for learning that emphasizes working in small groups (as well as individually and competitively) to help students gain the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary for life after graduation. Learn more in: Cooperative Learning and Student Mentors in a Hybrid Teacher Preparation Program

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Small groups of students working together to learn information. Learn more in: Advanced Mathematical Teaching Strategies and Models for Integrating RTI in Secondary Schools

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It is a teaching strategy that does not only arrange students into groups to develop different activities, but it also involves students in the teaching-learning process, having an active role. Learn more in: Learner Perception of Using Case Study Method as a Teaching Method in Higher Education

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An approach in which students work collaboratively to build and share knowledge. Learn more in: Implementing Constructive Controversy in a Hybrid Children's Literature Course

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A traditional and culturally responsive instructional strategy. Students work in various groupings of teams to improve their understanding of a subject matter. Students use a variety of methods to accomplish their learning task. Learn more in: Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games as English as a Foreign Language Learning Environments

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A type of instructional strategy in which learners learn by cooperating and working in groups. Group members share goals and depend on each other. Learn more in: A Survey of Recent Approaches Integrating Blogs in School Education

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A teaching strategy in which students work together (either in pairs or in groups) to master a particular lesson. Learn more in: Collaboration Intricacies of Web 2.0 for Training Human Resource Managers

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Cooperative learning is a protocol in which the task is, in advance, split into subtasks that the partners solve independently. Collaborative learning describes situations in which two or more subjects build synchronously and interactively a joint solution to some problem ( Dillenbourg & Schneider, 1995 p. 8). Learn more in: Taxonomy of Collaborative E-Learning

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A collaborative approach of small group instruction of two to four members that engage in academic tasks. Learn more in: Magnifying English Language Learners' Success Through Culturally Relevant Teaching and Learning Frameworks: Acknowledging the Multidimensional Implications on Language, Literacy, and Learning

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refers to learning that takes place in situations where students are required to work in small groups, usually under the direct guidance of the instructor, who may set specific tasks and objectives for each session. Learn more in: Collaborative and Cooperative Learning

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The Cooperative learning is a method that involves students in a group work, thanks the interaction of students, the knowledge connections and learning work origin the construction of new knowledge. Learn more in: The Language of Cinema Fosters the Development of Soft Skills for Inclusion and Interdisciplinary Learning

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It is also known as collaborative learning and it refers to learning models in which all participants cooperate to achieve a result. Learn more in: Disruptive Methodologies and Cross-Curricular Competencies for a Training Adapted to New Professional Profiles: The Undergraduate Program in Translation and Interpreting

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A method of teaching/learning using techniques of group work to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge, skills or attitudes. Includes a variety of methods and techniques used to organize the learning activities. Theoretical roots can be found in activism and constructivism. Learn more in: Succeeding Together: Cooperative Learning in an At-Risk School

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A form of learning in which students collaborate with classmates to complete a learning project and master a course objective. Learn more in: Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Optimal Student Engagement in the Online College Classroom

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Students work together on a problem or task, help each other, and share their understandings and ideas with each other. Learn more in: Learning Mathematics and Technology through Inquiry, Cooperation, and Communication: A Learning Trajectory for Future Mathematics Teachers

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An instructional strategy in which small teams of students work together to achieve common goals, aiming at maximizing both individual and collective learning. Learn more in: Optimizing Learning Through Activities and Assessments: A TPACK-Based Online Course Design

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A mode of learning based on the concept that knowledge is a social construct. Learn more in: Teaching Spanish in the Digital Age: A Flipped Classroom or Just Hybrid?

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an approach where students must work in groups to complete tasks collectively so they capitalize on one another’s resources and skills Learn more in: The Prospects for Teaching in Virtual Worlds