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Cooperative Learning Style

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This study aimed to identify the impact of using the cooperative learning style as a teaching strategy in increase psychosocial development for students during their studies in the preparatory year. The study has included using the quasi-experimental approach by measuring the psychosocial development for students. The questionnaire included four basic criteria: development of the personality, the interactive growth, the participation & the interaction, and the social behavior. These criteria have been measured twice; the first was during students enrollment at the beginning of the preparatory year, the second was at the end of the academic year, The results showed there are significant statistical differences in the level of the …show more content…

A cooperative learning approach, whereby “students work together in groups to master material, initially presented by the tutor” (Joyce 1999, p. 271). Students are given the freedom to interact, engage in dialogue and participate in group activities, not only achieving higher academic results, but also experiencing an increase in personal values such as self-confidence, flexibility, and social skills (Hwang et al. 2008).
A growing literature in contemporary education highlights that cooperative learning improves generic skills, including critical thinking, solving problems, and analytical skills. Teaching styles that impart generic skills use techniques that urge students to analyze, synthesize, and appraise information to solve problems and make decisions rather than simply regurgitating …show more content…

Cooperative learning was seen as a vehicle for increasing students' active involvement in learning activities and having students take more responsibility for managing their own instruction. (Stevens, R; & Slavin, R; 1995, p. 322).
Cooperative learning comprises “instructional methods in which teachers organize students into small groups, which then work together to help one another learn academic content”. (Slavin 2011, p. 344).
Cooperative learning methods generally involve heterogeneous groups working together on tasks that are deliberately structured to provide specific assignments and individual contributions from each group member. Cognitive as well as social benefits are expected, as students clarify their own understanding and share their insights and ideas with each other as they interact within the group. (Lazarowitz; R & Others

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