Cooperative Learning Deficit Analysis

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Clarke et al. (2013) explains that it is difficult to determine if the student is deficit in the area of word recognition or linguistic comprehension. Assessments vary and results can change depending on which assessment is utilized. Several other factors, such as evaluating eye movements, vocabulary, and word meanings, need to be included to determine what type of comprehension deficit is present. It is also beneficial to determine if the student is familiar with multiple languages as this can lower a student’s comprehension level (Clarke et al., 2013).
Cooperative Learning One way to increase comprehension is through cooperative learning. When this strategy is implemented in a classroom, students are required to work together towards …show more content…

However, new research on involving students in the process of learning is taking over and the outcomes are beneficial to the students. Student-led learning is similar to cooperative learning, but it can transpire in a multitude of ways. After a yearlong study on changing from a teacher-led classroom to a student-led classroom, June Lenenski (1998) expressed her goals for the year as being trifold. First, she wanted the students to make their own choices for learning and accept responsibility for what they learned. Second, Lenenski (1998) wanted to students to value learning from others. She wanted them to understand the benefit of listening to others’ knowledge and then determine how to apply it to their own learning. Last, the students were asked to learn how to resolve problems. The results of this study are a drastic change from how Lenenski (1998) had run her classroom in the past. The students were now fully accepting responsibility for their learning, understanding that their view and thoughts on a subject were not the only ones, and that it is important to work as a team towards a goal. This study successfully exhibits how students can become motivated to take control of their learning if given the chance. This change did not happen quickly; rather it took a full school year for the students and teachers to become comfortable with the new system (Lenenski & McLaughlin,

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