Revisiting an Old Friend: The Practice and Promise of Cooperative Learning for the Twenty-First Century

One size does not fit all in the assessment of pharmacology learning in a diverse multidisciplinary undergraduate student class

“…In addition, CBA MCQs are open book exams lending themselves to cooperative learning as opposed to individualistic learning which aids student learning and understanding. 36,37 Furthermore, the CBA MCQs examined a truncated portion of the module as opposed to the entire module. Finally, the higher CBA MCQ scores associated with wet practicals versus the CAL practical may reflect increased student learning afforded by the hands on team approach in the wet practicals.…”

Pre-service Teachers Characterization and Engagement Levels of Critical Reading

“…Cooperative learning isn't new to K-12 instructors' repertoires (Frey et al, 2009;Johnson et al, 1994;), yet Schul (2011) points to a resurgence of interest in this method because it potentially provides a 21 st century social skill set for today's classrooms. He identifies several key outcomes of cooperative learning that directly address "democratic citizenship" such as "concern for others," "peaceful confrontation," and "diverse relationships."…”

Beliefs of early-childhood teachers towards Cooperative learning in the Chilean context

“…The classroom can be understood as a laboratory where students learn about democracy, about cooperation. It can be seen as a microcosm of a broader democratic society (Schul, 2011) A cooperative way of learning was present in Latin America in the 1970s in the form of "popular education". This approach to learning was implemented initially by Paulo Freire with the pedagogy of liberation, where learning was conceived as a social process that used a participatory pedagogical strategy that introduced students to groups where they could work together to construct new knowledge and understandings (Jara, 2010;Kane, 2010).…”

“…The classroom can be seen as a microcosm of our broader society, could facilitate a "practice" to learn about democracy, about cooperation (Schul, 2011) A democratic and cooperative school culture is developed through lively engagement and recognition of equal worth of persons (Ferguson-Patrick, 2012). The earlier the child is exposed to a CL environment, the easier it would seem to be to develop a cooperative social understanding so that it would be more natural for them to work with others towards a common goal.…”

“…Cooperative Learning (CL) holds great promise for democratic education in the 21 st century, if it is well implemented (Schul, 2011). It is really important that children learn not only academic content, but also the skills for living and constructing a democratic society (Schul).…”