This paper discusses a range of structures which can be used by a teacher for cooperative learning. The author states that traditional techniques promote competition and anti-socialism. The idea of structures is that they can be adapted for the desired activity, however a single structure is not suited to every educational goal. The structure needs to be selected based upon the desired cognitive, academic and social development as well as its location within the the lesson plan.
Some of the structures given:
- Numbered Heads Together: The teacher numbers the students into groups, which get together. The teacher asks a questions and each group discusses the question and how it should be answered. Finally, the teacher picks a number and the students from that group give their answer.
- Three step interview: Students in pairs take turns at talking and listening (the first two step), while in the third step the students share, with a small group or the class, what they learnt from the other student. This third step contains accountability for learning and assists in the learning of the whole group/class.
- Co-op Co-op: The description is strange, however the idea is to present cooperative learning structures, rather than specific activities. Its described as a 10 step structure in which student teams create a project to educate the rest of the class. In the project each student has their own task and the whole task is finished when those components are assembled together. I am not sure how this is 10 steps.
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