Assign adult learners to heterogeneous cooperative learning groups mixing ability, ethnicity, gender, perspective, and language¶

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Description¶

The report describes how program participants are placed into cooperative learning groups: "Program participants are placed in cooperative learning groups heterogeneously by the instructors." Groups are made up of students of different abilities, ethnic backgrounds, gender, perspectives, and language. The report states that students have different strengths and weaknesses and that along with their diversity these heterogeneous groups are powerful learning teams. Instructors carry out this placement as part of structuring cooperative learning sessions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Instructors form the groups deliberately rather than letting students self-select

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Adult learners of mixed abilities, ethnic backgrounds, genders, perspectives, and languages

Target Learning Goals¶

• Collaborative learning that draws on diverse member strengths

Related Strategies¶

• Cooperative Learning
• Complex Instruction

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Rood, M. E. (1998). Cooperative Learning Staff Development. Final Report. Fiscal Year 1997-98. Luzerne County Community College. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED427216