Answer to Question #324623 in English for Ability

Question

How will learns benefits from the use of cooperative learning and what could be challenges associated with the use of the cooperative learning as a teaching strategy? Elaborate on five benefits and five challenges.

Answer 1

1.1 Cooperative Learning helps to: Raise achievement of students, Build positive relationships among students which is important for creating a learning community that values diversity, Provide experiences that develop both good learning skills and social skills, helps to provide better attitudes toward teachers, and helps provide more positive relationships and a wider circle of friends.

• challenges of cooperative learning are; its reliance on a positive group dynamic to function at its highest efficiency, Conflict between individuals can diminish or stall a group’s ability to work together, which raises a significant problem when group members are too young to have fully formed conflict-resolution skills, Students often provide feedback in the form of evaluations or reviews on success of the teamwork experienced during cooperative learning experiences, and The fact that cooperative learning is such a dynamic practice means that it can not be used effectively in many situations.