Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32728/mo.06.2.2011.07
COOPERATIVE LEARNING AND SUPPORT STRATEGIES IN THE KINDERGARTEN
Jurka Lepičnik Vodopivec
; Pedagoška fakulteta, Univerza v Mariboru (Slovenia)
Abstract
In our article we examined the characteristics of cooperative learning and support strategies in the kindergarten system. A typical feature of active learning is constant creation of favourable environments that stimulate learning. An encouraging environment is a type of environment where positive social interactions and mutual trust are prevalent. In such environments children develop social skills and competences that significantly influence a child’s development. Such conditions in the kindergartens are created by adults who try to identify special interests and skills of individual children and offer them adequate motivation and initiative for cooperative learning. Educators support cooperative learning of children in the kindergarten through special support strategies, such as organizing the space and the environment, establishing an atmosphere of positive social interaction, encouraging child’s activities and thinking about and considering their interests and initiatives.
Keywords
Cooperative learning; preschool child; kindergarten support strategies
Hrčak ID:
71280
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Publication date:
10.6.2011.
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