1 classroom management and motivation_social skills
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National English Proficiency ProgramTRANSCRIPT
Classroom Management and Motivation:
Use of Cooperative Learning
Dr. Rosalina J. VillanezaDepartment of Education
Workshop ObjectivesWorkshop Objectives
At the end of the workshop, participants
will be able to:
understand the principles of cooperative learning
acquire ideas on organising & managing cooperative group work
acquire some use some cooperative learning strategies
• Think of one happy incident that happened to you today
• Pair up with your shoulder partner & relate the incident to one another
• Share with the class
One Happy Incident One Happy Incident Think-Pair-Share (Kagan, 1994)Think-Pair-Share (Kagan, 1994)
Busy Bee, Task Manager
Huggy Bear, Encourager
Quiet Mouse, Quiet Captain
Timely Owl, Time Keeper
Eager Beaver, Resource Manager
Role Allocation
Raise a hand
Stop talking
Pass the signal
Attend to the teacher
Managing CL: RSPA/Quiet Managing CL: RSPA/Quiet SignalSignal
What is Cooperative Learning?What is Cooperative Learning?
Cooperation is working together to accomplish shared goals and cooperative learningcooperative learning is the instructional use of small groups so that students work together to maximise their own and each other’s learning.
Johnson, Johnson & Holubec, 1998
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Each person will take a different colour crayon and a paper.
Draw eyes on your paper and pass your paper to your left when you hear the word ‘Change’ .
Draw ears on the new paper and pass it to your left.
Draw nose and pass it to your left.
Draw a mouth and pass the paper to the first owner.
The first owner will add whatever you wish to complete the drawing.
The group will choose one of the drawings as your mascot and name it.
Creating a Team MascotCreating a Team Mascot Simultaneous RoundTable (Kagan,
1994)
What are the Benefits of CL?What are the Benefits of CL? Team Word WebbingTeam Word Webbing
• Each member will use a different coloured crayon.
• On a large butcher paper provided, each member will take turns to write a benefit of using CL in your classes.
Benefits of Cooperative LearningBenefits of Cooperative Learning
• Improves academic achievement
• Improves motivation
• Increases retention
• Improves thinking
• Develops better attitude towards school & subjects
• Develops higher esteem
• Develops cross-ethnic friendships
• Develops greater collaborative skills
Principles of Cooperative Learning Principles of Cooperative Learning
Positive interdependence
Individualaccountability
Face to facepromotiveinteraction Social
skills
Groupprocessing
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• Name each member in the home team: A, B, C & D.
• Each member will receive a piece of the reading material:
- A: Positive Interdependence
- B: Collaborative Skills
- C: Processing Group Interaction & Heterogeneous
Grouping
- D: Individual Accountability & Teachers’ Role When
Students Are In Groups
• All will move to their expert teams and master the reading material (10 mins).
• Each member will return to the home team and teach his/her piece to others in the team (20 mins).
Principles of CLPrinciples of CLJigsaw Jigsaw
Happy TalkHappy Talk
A:Thank you for sharing your pieces with me.
B:I like working with you.
C:Thank you for being such good partners.
D/E: Think of something nice to say.
Video-viewing & DiscussionVideo-viewing & Discussion
What CL principles are incorporated into the lesson?
How did the teacher organise & manage her class?
Summary Summary
• 5 Principles of CL
• Organising CL
- Group size, grouping, group arrangement, role allocation
• Managing CL
- RSPA/Quiet Signal, teambuilding, CL roles
• CL Strategies
- Think-Pair-Share, Simultaneous Roundtable,
Team Word Webbing & Jigsaw
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Group ProcessingGroup Processing
How well have you done as a group?
ReferencesReferences
• Jacobs, G. M., Power, M. A. & Loh, W. I (2002). The Teacher’s Sourcebook for Cooperative Learning. CA: Corwin Press.
• Jacob, G. M., Gan, S. L. & Ball, J. (1995). Learning Cooperative Learning via Cooperative Learning. Singapore: Regional Language Centre.
• Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T. (1999). Learning Together and Alone. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
• Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T. & Holubec, E. J. (1998). Cooperation in the Classroom. Minnesota: Interaction Book Company.
• Kagan, L., Kagan, Miguel & Kagan, S. (1997). Cooperative Learning Structures for Teambuilding. CA: Kagan Cooperative Learning.
• Kagan, S. (1994). Cooperative Learning. CA: Kagan Cooperative Learning.