WHAT IS COOPERATIVE LEARNING? DEFINITION AND ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS- LEYDI LOPEZ MULTIM. ENSEÑANZA IDIOMAS

1. LEYDI LÓPEZ
MULTIM. ENSÑANZA IDIOMAS

2. COOPERATIVE
LEARNING

3. T R U E E D U C A T I O N A L
I N N O V A T I O N D O E S N O T
D E P E N D S O L E L Y O N T H E
U S E O F I C T S I N T H E
C L A S S R O O M B U T M U S T
H A V E A P E D A G O G I C A L
S E N S E . T H A T ' S W H Y M A N Y
O F T H E M O S T I N T E R E S T I N G
I N N O V A T I O N S D O N ' T
D E P E N D O N T E C H N O L O G Y .
A N D O F A L L T H E S E , T O D A Y
W E W A N T T O H I G H L I G H T A
W O R K I N G M E T H O D O L O G Y I N
T H E B O O M I N G C L A S S R O O M
T H A T I S , I N O U R V I E W ,
V E R Y I N T E R E S T I N G . W E ' R E
T A L K I N G A B O U T
C O O P E R A T I V E L E A R N I N G .

4. DEFINITION OF
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
Cooperative learning is a methodology that is
based on teamwork and aims at building
knowledge and acquiring social skills and
competencies. This way of working must
always meet the following characteristics:
The organization of the class in small mixed
and heterogeneous groups where students
work together in a coordinated manner with
each other.
The objectives of the participants should be
closely linked, so that each of them can only
achieve its objectives if, and only if, the others
manage to achieve their own.
It should be a carefully designed interaction
system that organizes and induces reciprocal
influence among team members.

5. E S S E N T I A L
E L E M E N T S O F
C O O P E R AT I V E
L E A R N I N G
In addition, in order for
group work to be considered
cooperative learning, it must
include the following
essential elements:

6. • Positive interdependence
It arises when the components of
the group realize that their work is
linked to that of others and the
success in achieving their objectives
depends on the work of all the
members of the team, so that the
final objective of the task cannot be
achieved if one fails. So everyone
need the involvement of others.
• Individual and group responsibility
To achieve this success, which
depends on all members, a group
commitment is necessary, where
everyone assumes responsibility for
achieving group objectives, and
another individual where each will
be responsible for their own
objectives. We thus avoid the
dissemination of responsibilities and
a very common evil in group work
done with other methodologies, so
that no one can take advantage of
the work of others.

7. STIMULATING INTERACTION
Increase the possibilities of
interaction through interpersonal
dynamics. Students should
promote the success of others by
sharing, helping, supporting and
encouraging their groupmates,
so that work is produced through
joint effort and contributions,
based on commitment and
respect for each other.
INTERPERSONAL AND GROUP
SKILLS
Cooperative learning goes
beyond learning any subject.
Students must acquire
interpersonal and group work
skills. They must communicate,
make decisions, resolve conflicts,
organize and support each other.
All these competencies will also
be the responsibility of the
teacher, thus promoting
comprehensive training.

8. • Group evaluation
Students will also need to be responsible for the
evaluation process. Time will be devoted to
reflecting together to what extent they are
achieving their objectives and working
relationships in a sincere, respectful and critical
way, so that they must make decisions about what
they need to readjust or improve. In this sense, it
very practical to use rubrics and metacognition
techniques, such as thought routines.

9. T H R O U G H T H I S M E T H O D O L O G Y W E
P R O M O T E V A L U E S S U C H A S
T O L E R A N C E , R E S P E C T A N D
E Q U A L I T Y , A N D T H E C A P A C I T Y F O R
R E F L E C T I O N A N D C R I T I C A L S E N S E .
T H E R E F O R E , I T I S A G R E A T
M E T H O D O L O G Y T H A T W I L L A L L O W U S
T O W O R K I N A N I N T E G R A T E D W A Y
T H E K E Y C O M P E T E N C I E S , B E I N G
C O N T I N U O U S L E A R N I N G
T H R O U G H O U T T H E P R O C E S S ,
B E Y O N D T H E A C H I E V E M E N T O F T H E
F I N A L O B J E C T I V E , S O T H A T " T H E
L E A R N I N G O F T H E S T U D E N T W I L L B E
C A R R I E D O U T A L O N G T H E P A T H T H A T
T H E Y W I L L T R A V E L T O G E T H E R " .