interdependence is the practice of limiting the resources available to a team to elevate the need for collaboration. (ii) Role Interdependence is based on the –This concept of of labor’. Teacher is responsible for assigning roles. Teacher ‘division must ensure that the roles assigned to the team members are necessary for the tasks and that the team members know how to fulfill the roles. (iii) Reward Interdependence Sometimes teachers use rewards to intrinsically motivate – students to work in a group. Rewards are given to the team not the individual member of the group. All teams in a cooperative learning classroom should have the opportunity to earn rewards. (iv) Goal Interdependence This can be – accomplished by assigning each group one project to complete and submit for grading; though each team member will be responsible for individual components in the project and combining together the final product. Individual Accountability: Each individual in a team must be able to show mastery of the assigned learning and should be able to document his/ her contribution to the team. Individual accountability is also based on the idea of participation”. In true cooperative learning, every individual contributes “equal equally for team’s success. are no those that let the group “There “hitchhikers,” carry them along for a free ride. And there are no those that try to “chauffeurs,” drive the team where they want to go. Teachers must take specific actions to ensure that there are no hitchhikers or chauffeurs on a cooperative team” (“Cooperative Learning”, n.d.). There are various ways to promote individual accountability. They are- (i) Assigning Roles: Assigning particular tasks to each team member could promote individual accountability. This also comes under the
interdependence is the practice of limiting the resources available to a team to elevate the need for collaboration. (ii) Role Interdependence –This is based on the concept of ‘division of labor’. Teacher is responsible for assigning roles. Teacher must ensure that the roles assigned to the team members are necessary for the tasks and that the team members know how to fulfill the roles. (iii) Reward Interdependence – Sometimes teachers use rewards to intrinsically motivate students to work in a group. Rewards are given to the team not the individual member of the group. All teams in a cooperative learning classroom should have the opportunity to earn rewards. (iv) Goal Interdependence – This can be accomplished by assigning each group one project to complete and submit for grading; though each team member will be responsible for individual components in the project and combining together the final product. Individual Accountability: Each individual in a team must be able to show mastery of the assigned learning and should be able to document his/ her contribution to the team. Individual accountability is also based on the idea of “equal participation”. In true cooperative learning, every individual contributes equally for team’s success. “There are no “hitchhikers,” those that let the group carry them along for a free ride. And there are no “chauffeurs,” those that try to drive the team where they want to go. Teachers must take specific actions to ensure that there are no hitchhikers or chauffeurs on a cooperative team” (“Cooperative Learning”, n.d.). There are various ways to promote individual accountability. They are- (i) Assigning Roles: Assigning particular tasks to each team member could promote individual accountability. This also comes under the
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