Handbook Of Cooperative Learning Methods [Hardcover]

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.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 includeCooperative Learning: Theory and Research(Praeger, 1990).

Introduction
Methods
Student Teams--Achievement Divisions by Robert E. Slavin
Team Assisted Individualization and Cooperative Integrated Reading and Writing by Robert E. Slavin and Nancy Madden
Pieces of the Puzzle: The Jigsaw Method by Judy Clarke
Learning Together by David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson
Structuring Academic Controversy by David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson
Complex Instruction by Elizabeth G. Cohen, Rachel Lotan, Jennifer A. Whitcomb, Maria V. Balderrama, Ruth Cossey, Patricia E. Swanson
Group Investigation in the Cooperative Classroom by Yael Sharan and Shlomo Sharan
A Structural Approach: Six Keys to Cooperative Learning by Spencer Kagan and Miguel Kagan
Applications
CDP Cooperative Learning: WorkilS)