RR 17

RR17: Identify how you will use cooperative learning in your ITU. Be specific and describe the strategies you will use for each component.


Cooperative learning will be evident in the partner peer evaluations that happen throughout the ITU for physical education.  It has interdependence in which the students are held responsible for learning the material, but the group will not succeed unless both members work towards the common goal of completing the handout.  Each student has the role of evaluater and the evaluated.  Both members will complete a role and then switch.        Students must complete each role and contribute, they are held accountable.  Not completing both roles will result in the handout being incomplete and unsuitable for a grade.  The teacher will be observing during group time to insure all members are participating and students are on track.  Students must check each other's work before returning it for grading.  Once evaluations are complete they can compare their evaluations to a check list that has all the technique components, they can use this check list to ensure they did not miss one of the components.  Groups are very small, only consisting of two people so students have to work closely together in order to be successful.  With these small group students are required to work together, agree with each other, and make decisions together.  This introduces the opportunity for students to learn social skills that can only happen through interaction.