The authors integrate cooperative learning with competitive and individualistic learning by providing guidelines for managing critical issues such as teaching social skills, assessing competencies and involvement, and resolving conflict among group members. Each type of learning is clearly defined; the advantages and disadvantages of each are covered; and the research is analyzed to illuminate the conditions under which each should be used. Pre-service and in-service teachers with an interest in cooperative learning and teaching methods.
Key Benefits: Gives readers a broad, integrated overview of cooperative learning. Key Topics: It details the uses for cooperative learning, integrates cooperative learning with competitive and individualistic learning and provides practical guidance for managing the critical issues in using cooperative learning. Market: Upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in Cooperative Learning, including a "Structures of Learning" course in Educational Psychology. This text can also be a supplement in a Social Psychology of Education course and any Educational Methods courses.