Handbook of Cooperative Learning Methods

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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.

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.,."provide[s] potential practitioners with a good overview of CL methods and their use and in doing so fills an important niche in the CL literature. I recommend the book to teachers and administrators who are seeking information on alternative approaches to classroom instruction."-Contemporary Psychology
...provide[s] potential practitioners with a good overview of CL methods and their use and in doing so fills an important niche in the CL literature. I recommend the book to teachers and administrators who are seeking information on alternative approaches to classroom instruction.-Contemporary Psychology
This long-awaited collection of the work of outstanding developers and practitioners in the field of CL presents eight generic methods of cooperative learning applicable to a wide variety of subject matter or use with an integrated interdisciplinary curriculum. Authors' approaches are international and diverse.-Cooperative Learning
..."provides potential practitioners with a good overview of CL methods and their use and in doing so fills an important niche in the CL literature. I recommend the book to teachers and administrators who are seeking information on alternative approaches to classroom instruction."-Contemporary Psychology
..."provide[s] potential practitioners with a good overview of CL methods and their use and in doing so fills an important niche in the CL literature. I recommend the book to teachers and administrators who are seeking information on alternative approaches to classroom instruction."-Contemporary Psychology
"This long-awaited collection of the work of outstanding developers and practitioners in the field of CL presents eight generic methods of cooperative learning applicable to a wide variety of subject matter or use with an integrated interdisciplinary curriculum. Authors' approaches are international and diverse."-Cooperative Learning

Author Bio

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).