Subject: When is CL not appropriate?
From: ted panitz (tpanitz@capecod.net)
Date: Tue Jun 13 2000 - 19:31:21 EDT
Hi Listers,
Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for coop learning
(CL) topics for a column. When I get all the responses sorted I will
share the list with you. There are definitely areas of concern and
interest that appear to be pretty universal, such as grading, alternate
assessment, forming groups, to name a few. That should wet your appetite
for the rest of the list.
One question came up several times and has me a little stumped, but
just a little;
“When is cooperative learning not appropriate?”
My knee jerk reaction was to think, “It is always appropriate!”
Then I started to think carefully and it occurred to me that most
cooperative learning approaches call for a component to address
individual student accountability. This might take the form of an exam
at the end of a lesson, a report, an essay, a project presentation, etc.
Under these circumstances I would say that CL techniques would not
apply. They could be used to help students prepare for tests or peer
edit papers but the final activity should be carried out by each student
individually.
Can anyone else think of other educational objectives where CL would
not be appropriate?
Please e-mail your responses to me directly and the list and I will
compile the results. Thanks in advance for your participation in this
discussion.
Regards,
Ted
tpanitz@capecod.net
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