Cooperative Learning

Cooperative Learning and Student Achievement

In a study of cooperative learning, Johnson, Johnson and Stanne (1985) examined for the effects of cooperative learning strategies on the daily academic achievement, the problem-solving abilities, and the factual recognition skills (map reading) of a sample of eighth grade students (N=71). Two conditions were compared in the study: (1) a cooperative learning condition which used cooperative learning methods such as grouping and discussion of presented material; and (2) a competitive condition.

The authors stated that their comparative analyses of the two learning conditions revealed that students in the cooperative learning condition showed significantly more achievement in all tested areas than did students in the competitive learning conditions. It was also found that when girls were compared with boys no differences were found for the cooperative learning condition; however, in the competitive condition, girls were adversely affected.

While this study evidences the ability of cooperative learning to foster student achievement, it attempts to also generalize the findings

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