The Teacher's Sourcebook for Cooperative Learning: Practical Techniques, Basic Principles, and Frequently Asked Questions

Defining cooperative learning (CL) as "principles and techniques for helping students work together more effectively," and making the case that CL is not a recipe for behavioral chaos, a trio of educators share principles, techniques, and class-building activities for getting started in CL, e.g., diagrams for effective group seating, sample scoring guides, and cooperative games. They then answer frequently asked questions in relation to CL preparation, management, task creation, thinking enhancement, special situations, aid to faltering groups, and collaboration with other teachers. CL apparently applies to all grade levels as these are not specified. Jacobs (Ph.D., educational psychology) has been teaching courses on CL since 1988. References includes Web resources. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR