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A THEORETICAL UNDERSTANDING OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN EDUCATION

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).27      10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).27      Published : Mar 2021

A Theoretical Understanding of Cooperative Learning Techniques in Education

Abstract

    Education is one of the main pillars on which the development of a nation depends. This fact necessitates research in the education sector of a state to make it capable of copping with the challenges of the modern age. Traditional methods of learning have been incapable in this regard. Cooperative Learning Techniques is an innovative teaching methodology for promoting the academic achievements of the students. Cooperative Promoting students' participation in class through a Cooperative Learning environment needs a variety of research studies in the effectiveness of Cooperative Learning Techniques. Educational institutions in the developed states make effective use of Cooperative Learning Techniques to enhance students' participation and their academic achievements. The major objective of this research study is to give a theoretical understanding of the various aspects of Cooperative Learning Techniques. The paper shows that effective Cooperative Learning can be realized only if its basic elements are carefully implemented. The paper also gives some policy recommendations.

    Traditional Learning, Cooperative Learning, Collaborative Learning, Academic Achievements, Positive Interdependence, Individual Responsibility and Group Processing

    (1) Zahir Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Jamal Shah
    Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Government Post Graduate College, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Khadija Ayaz
    Senior Subject Specialist in Government Girls Higher Secondary School Takht Bhai, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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