SOME COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES

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ANDITA SURYANI
JEFFRI YHUDISTIRA

SOME COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES

What is Cooperative Learning

Put simply, Cooperative learning is a teaching strategy classroom teachers use to help their students process information more quickly by having them work in small groups to accomplish a common goal. Each member that is in the group is responsible for learning the information given, and also for helping their fellow group members learn the information as well.

·        Inside/Outside Circles

This discussion technique gives students the opportunity to respond to questions and/or discuss information with a variety of peers in a structured manner. Students form two concentric circles and exchange information with a partner until the teacher signals the outer circle to move in one direction, giving each student a new peer to talk to.

How to Use

1. Split the Class

Decide which half of the students will form the inside circle and which half will form the outside circle.

2. Question

Put a question or statement on the board.  Give students at least ten seconds to think of an answer on their own.

3. Share

Ask students in the inside circle to share their response with the classmate facing them in the outside circle. When they have done this, ask them to say "pass,” at which point their partners in the outside circle will share their responses.

4. Rotate

On your signal, have the outside circle move one step to the left or right and discuss the same question with the new partner. Option: post a new question or give the new partners a different discussion point.

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HOT SEAT

A student is asked to sit on in front of the class

With the topic has been decided, the other students must deliver questions related a topic.

The hot sweater should answer the question in quick.

When the whole classes finish delivering questions, the teacher asks them to review what they have discussed.

·        TALKING CHIPS

Teammates place Talking Chips in the center of the table to make sure everyone contributes to the team discussion.

Setup: Teams have talking chips (maximum: two chips each.)

1. The teacher provides a discussion topic and provides think time.

2. Any student begins the discussion; placing one of his/her chips in the center of the table.

3. Any student with a chip continues discussing, using his/her chip.

4. When all chips are used, teammates each collect their chips and continue the discussion using their talking chips.

·         DICE TECHNIQUES

Each person starts with a dice in his hand. After he throws the dice, he explains what topic he gets. And a vice verse to another student.