Handbook of Cooperative Learning Methods

by Shlomo Sharan

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313283529
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/17/1994
Series:	The Greenwood Educators' Reference Collection
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

SHLOMO SHARAN is Professor of Educational Psychology at the School of Education at Tel-Aviv University. He has authored numerous articles on cooperative learning, and his books include Cooperative Learning: Theory and Research (Praeger, 1990).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Methods
Student Teams—Achievement Divisions by Robert E. Slavin
Team Assisted Individualization and Cooperative Integrated Reading and Writing by Robert E. Slavin and Nancy Madden
Pieces of the Puzzle: The Jigsaw Method by Judy Clarke
Learning Together by David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson
Structuring Academic Controversy by David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson
Complex Instruction by Elizabeth G. Cohen, Rachel Lotan, Jennifer A. Whitcomb, Maria V. Balderrama, Ruth Cossey, Patricia E. Swanson
Group Investigation in the Cooperative Classroom by Yael Sharan and Shlomo Sharan
A Structural Approach: Six Keys to Cooperative Learning by Spencer Kagan and Miguel Kagan
Applications
CDP Cooperative Learning: Working Together to Construct Social, Ethical and Intellectual Understanding by Marilyn Watson, Daniel Solomon, Stefan Dasho, Peter Shwartz, and Sylvia Kendzior
Creating "Thought-Full" Classrooms: Fostering Cognitive Literacy via Cooperative Learning and Integrated Strategy Instruction by Edward Ellis and Kevin Feldman
Teaching and Learning Language Arts with Cooperative Learning by Aryeh Wohl and Esther Klein-Wohl
An Integrated Group-Work Model for the Second Language Classroom by Yael Bejarano
Cooperative Learning and Postmodern Approaches to Teaching Literature by Mark Brubacher and Ryder Payne
Cooperative Learning and Science by Sharon Sherman
Cooperative Learning to Support Thinking, Reasoning, and Communicating in Mathematics by Laurel Robertson, Neil Davidson, and Roberta Dees
Cooperative Learning and Computers by Mary Male
Implementation
Creating a Community Context for Cooperative Learning by Liana Nan Graves
Facilitating Teachers' Power through Collaboration: Implementing Cooperative Learning in Elementary Schools by Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz and Margarita Calderon
Cooperative Learning and School Organization by Hana Shachar and Shlomo Sharan
Cooperative Learning and the Teacher by Shlomo Sharan
Index

Editorial Reviews

For teachers and administrators, a comprehensive reference on cooperative learning. Covers its main methods of instruction and fundamental strategies; its application in mathematics, science and language arts; and the implementation of programs in schools. The contributors include education scholars and practicing teachers recounting their experience. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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