1990 cooperative learning review

Tateyama-Sniezek, K. (1990). Cooperative learning: Does it improve the academic achievement of students with handicaps?. Exceptional Children, 56(5), 426-437. Retrieved from Education Research Complete database.

This is the review mentioned in Dugan et al (1995). It is a literature review of pre-1990 studies on cooperative learning. It found only twelve studies on cooperative learning included students with individual needs and presented academic improvement as a dependant variable. Tateyama-Sniezek concluded that these studies presented inconsistent results to the benefit of cooperative learning to students with individual needs. It was not my intention to use research published before 1990, however this article creates an excellent starting point for discussion of cooperative learning for students with individual needs. It is also an interesting read in its own right.