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Students work together in groups and as individuals in order to understand a topic.
| Model
| Goal/Purpose
| | STAD
| Students work together to improve their understanding as a group and as an individual
| | Jigsaw II
| 2 Groups: Expert group and learning group; Report understanding of a topic to each other
| | Co-op Co-op
| Students express themselves through their curiosity and learn from each other rather than teachers
| | Group Investigation
| Maximum responsibility on the students. Assign large topics to groups that breakdown into sub-topics for each student to investigate. Presented as a whole to class
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http://www.co-operation.org/pages/cl.html - This site gives a definition, a purpose and other references about the importance of cooperative learning groups.
http://edtech.kenhttp://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/cooperativelearning.htm - Explains the elements of cooperative learning and classroom activities that accompany cooperative learning.
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