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ERIC Number: EJ400498
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Cooperative Learning: The First Year.
Edwards, Claudia; Stout, Judy
Educational Leadership, v47 n4 p38-41 Dec-Jan 1989-90
Discusses three essential components of successful cooperative education programs (commitment, pacing, and support) and offers practical suggestions to teachers, such as arranging groups efficiently, determining group size, deciding how long groups should stay together, and deciding when group learning is appropriate. Teaching social skills is very important. (MLH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Program Implementation, Teaching Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Oklahoma