ERIC Number: EJ765499
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Publication Date: 2006
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Implications of Cooperative Learning and Educational Reform for Students with Mild Disabilities
Fore, Cecil, III; Riser, Susan; Boon, Richard
Reading Improvement, v43 n1 p3-12 Spr 2006
Cooperative learning is an instructional model that draws extensively on contributions of multiple theorists, including Piaget, Vygotsky, Carroll and other researchers. Many different cooperative learning arrangements have been developed and researched. The most extensively researched and evaluated cooperative learning arrangements is by Robert Salvin. This article describes how cooperative learning can provide a strategy for improving academic achievement, enhancing mutual concerns, making learning enjoyable for all students. Implications for persons with disabilities are presented.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Mild Disabilities, Cooperative Learning, Academic Achievement
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Language: English
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