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CHAPTER TWO
THEORIES ON COOPERATIVE LEARNING
1. The Nature of Cooperative Learning
Cooperative learning among others is one of the methods
that make the teaching and learning process optimally works.
The terms “group learning” and “cooperative learning” are
frequently used as if they are synonymous. In effect, group
work means several students working together, but it is important
to note that working together doesn't automatically involve
cooperation.
According to Macpherson (2008: 1) cooperative learning is
part of a group of teaching/learning techniques where students
interact with each other to acquire and practice the elements of
a subject matter and to meet common learning goals. It is much
more than just putting students into groups and hoping for the
best. She also added that cooperative learning is a very formal
way of structuring activities in a learning environment that
includes specific elements intended to increase the potential for
rich and deep learning by the participants.
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