Szkoa Podstawowa Nr 112 im Jana Pawa II

Szkoła Podstawowa Nr 112 im. Jana Pawła II Warsaw, Poland

Sharing Stories about Cooperation is a course aimed at children aged 9/10(form III) who have been learning English for two years. The aim of 30 meetings – 45 minutes each is to improve collaborative skills, students attitudes towards school, peers, and self, increase ability to appreciate and consider a variety of perspectives, increase students responsibility for their own learning and motivation to learn. The programme is based on 7 picture books (real books) about different aspects of cooperation and sharing.

Why Cooperative Learning? n n n More Positive Relationship Among Students Greater Psychological Health Greater Efforts To Achieve

How was cooperative learning/teaching organized? The cooperative learning work has been organised in three groups of 20 children each. Two experimental groups have been carefully guided through co-operative learning programme and one controlled group has been tested to make comparisons. Six teachers and two school psychologists have been involved in the process of planning, evaluating and gathering information.

Heterogeneous Grouping n n n Examination of the class structure and hierarchy and position of the individual students. Examination of the educational capability, and achievement level. Examination of the cognitive functions involved in learning a foreign language.

Building a Climate of Cooperation § § Establishing Routines Arranging the Classroom for cooperative Learning § Team Mascots § Find Someone Who § Classroom Classified § Cooperative Games

Positive Interdependence n Jigsaw n Think-Pair-Share

Individual Accountability n Circle of Artists n Circle of Writers

Simultaneous Interaction and Equal Participation n Numbered Heads Together

Assessment n Self-Assessment n Peer Assessment n Group Assessment n Teacher Assessment

Evaluation of the Programme n n n Children – Testing attitudes Teachers – Evaluation Questionnaire Parents - Evaluation Questionnaire