Social Studies and Art Integration Through Cooperative Learning Groups

Download or read book Social Studies and Art Integration Through Cooperative Learning Groups written by Stacy Wenzel and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our current classrooms are on the verge of change with the pedagogical shifts demanded by the common core state standards. The use of integration and seamless teaching throughout multiple content is becoming increasingly more apparent within the classroom. This study looks at the use of integration of the arts and Social Studies through the use of cooperative learning groups which help students achieve cognitive engagement and a deeper understanding of content. The researcher observed a third grade teacher deliver a lesson to a group of third grade students. After the lesson the students were to work as individuals or within a cooperative learning group. The researcher then interviewed the students about their experience either working independently or with their peers in a cooperative learning group. The data suggested that the use of cooperative learning groups has a positive effect on student learning and mastery of specific learning targets.