Incentives Within Cooperative Learning

By:Tom McCutcheon

Angela RoseRoberta St-Pierre

Introduction

• Use of incentives within cooperative learning

• Contexts of our research: • Grade 6 Classroom

• Grade 11 English• Grade 12 Global Geography Studies

Key Relevant Concepts

• Cooperative learning

• Incentive

• Group Selection• Positive Group Interactions

• Negative Group Interactions

Literature Review

• Motivationalist Perspective - Robert E. Slavin

• “…cooperative incentive structures create a situation in which the only way group members can attain their own personal goals is if the group is successful.” (Slavin 2)

Critical Analysis

• Cooperative learning as a classroom reality

• Concerns• Control by one• Assessing individuals• Peer Pressure to succeed• Defining an incentive

Methodology

• Quasi-experimental

• Data Needs and Analysis:• Spoken data• Written data

• Observed data

Expected Results

• Incentive based collaborative learning creates positive results

• Stepping stone for future research:• Effective incentives?

• Does individual performance increase with the use of incentives?

Discussion Questions

• Have you used incentives within your classroom?

• What strategies have you employed to foster positive group interactions?

• What are some of the challenges you have experienced with using cooperative learning?