PIECEs
There are 6 basic principles that the Cooperative Learner uses as a framework for designing activities, lessons, and structures.
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P- Positive Interdependence"We need each other to succeed."
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C - Constant Interaction"We're always moving around and working with people that are different from us."
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E - Explicit Social Skills"We know what skills will help us communicate and succeed in school and life!"
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S - Safe, Diverse Teams"Our team is made up of people we probably wouldn't pick, but that we're starting to like."
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Whoa, Nice Theoretical Framework Bro!
The giants of cooperative learning have their own framework of principles which form the base of my own. Let's compare them briefly here.
I love PIGS FACE and I found PIES really helpful when I was starting to implement Cooperative Learning, but there's a couple of things I think are unclear or unhelpful with their schemes. Let's take a look at their ideas of the principles of CL and examine why I made some changes.
I love PIGS FACE and I found PIES really helpful when I was starting to implement Cooperative Learning, but there's a couple of things I think are unclear or unhelpful with their schemes. Let's take a look at their ideas of the principles of CL and examine why I made some changes.
Johnson and Johnson's PIGS - FACE @ Erika Hansen's Cooperative Learning Wikispaces Page
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Dr. Spencer Kagan's PIES @ slideshare.net
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Johnson and Johnson's PIGS FACE |
Spencer Kagan's PIES |
The Cooperative Learner's PIECES |
P - Positive Interdependence |
P - Positive Interdependence |
P - Positive Interdependence - We all agree that positive interdependence is an absolute essential part of cooperative learning. Students need to work together to succeed and they are greater than the sum of their parts. |
I - Individual Accountability - |
I - Individual Accountability - |
I - Individual Accountability - We all agree that every individual student should make his contribution clear and transparent. Regardless of the quality of the team's work each student should be accountable for their individual growth and learning. |
G - Group Processing |
E - Equal Participation - |
E - Equitable Participation - |
S - Social Skills - |
S - Simultaneous Interaction - |
C - Constant Interaction - |
FACE to Face Interaction |
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E - Explicit Social Skills - |
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S- Safe, Diverse Teams |