Which of the following are the advantages of cooperative learning? A. It has…
2023
Which of the following are the advantages of cooperative learning?
A. It has positive effect on academic achievements of students.
B. It helps students to coordinate activities.
C. It has positive effect on self esteem of students.
D. It is helpful in improving interpersonal behavior and class environment.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: C. A, B, C and D — CONCEPTCooperative learning is a structured learner-centred method in which students work interdependently toward shared goals while remaining individually…
- A.
A, C and D only
- B.
B and C only
- C.
A, B, C and D
- D.
A, B and D only
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Correct answer: C
CONCEPT
Cooperative learning is a structured learner-centred method in which students work interdependently toward shared goals while remaining individually accountable.
Its benefits can occur in both the task domain (achievement and coordination) and the social-affective domain (self-esteem, interpersonal behaviour, and classroom climate).
APPLICATION
Apply that two-domain test to the four statements: A concerns academic achievement; B concerns coordinating group activities; C concerns self-esteem; and D concerns interpersonal behaviour and the classroom environment.
Each statement describes an outcome supported by the defining processes of cooperative learning—peer explanation, interdependent roles, mutual support, and structured interaction.
CONTRAST
A, C and D only omits the coordination of shared activities described in B.
B and C only omits the academic outcome in A and the interpersonal/class-environment outcome in D.
A, B and D only omits the self-esteem outcome in C.
A, B, C and D includes both the task and social-affective dimensions.
RESULT
Therefore, all four statements—A, B, C and D—describe advantages of cooperative learning.