Reflection on Cooperative Learning

      

      I can say that  Cooperative Learning is one of the effective strategies that can be used by the teachers to make the class more motivated. As what I have observed during our field studies, using this strategies makes the learners become more responsible because they work not individually but by group. Learners has its own role in the group so that they may not rely only to the other members to work for their task or activity. It is good to used this strategy because it enables the learners to express their ideas and share it to the group. Learners gain knowledge from their group-mates and vice versa. This strategy helps the learners to develop their self esteem, develop their social skills and increases their retention. 

     Of course we cannot deny the fact that this cooperative learning also has a negative effect or disadvantage. We all know that not all strategies are effective because our strategies also varies from the capabilities and the interest of our student. Maybe some of the learners refer for individualized approach and yet you used cooperative learning then the student may become unmotivated. Also one of the disadvantage of this cooperative learning is that it is not always applicable in every lesson. As a teacher you need to use also other strategies and you must  not stick to one strategy because it maybe effective to some of the students yet ineffective to other students.