Cooperative learning was defined in the Modern School as a principle of companionship and mutual support.
It is an educational practice, that has had multitude of investigations regarding to the great academic impact and affective, social and cognitive development of students.
This learning is about working together to achieve common objectives. They are small heterogeneous groups, so they can cooperate with each other in an effective and collaborative way.
The elements that make up this learning are: mutual positive interdependence (they are unable to achieve success unless all the members of the group achieve it) simultaneous interaction, both group and individual responsibility, group self-assessment and self-regulation, and interpersonal skills (social, communicative or cooperative) in addition to participation with equal opportunities.
References
http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?pid=S0185-26982018000300181&script=sci_arttext
https://edicionescalasancias.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Cuaderno-11.pdf
Authorship
Mar Carrasco López, 2020.