Cooperative learning: building a democratic community

An Annotation by Holly Waterman

There are six benefits as to why cooperative learning can be an effective teaching strategy:

• Students who are able to take responsibility for their own learning through cooperative learning gain positive attitudes towards school,
• have higher self esteem, and
• build race relations among a mixed variety of diversity.
• These together gain greater student achievement.
• Cooperative learning is also an inexpensive and
• interactive way of teaching away from the textbook.

Hendrix, J. (1996).  Cooperative learning: building a democratic community.  Wilson
Education Abstracts. 69(6).  333-336.

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5. Classroom strategies for interactive learning. Buehl, D.

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