Their research explored the relationship between the quality of peer experiences and the impact that had on student development. In the early 1960’s David Johnson, a professor at the University of Minnesota, started educating his students about the importance of cooperative learning. Johnson was instilling the values of cooperative learning in a entirely new generation of educators. In 1987, Johnson, with his brother Roger Johnson co-founded the Cooperative Learning Center to further the awareness of the effectiveness of social interdependence. They continue their work and efforts today and much of the information we now have on cooperative learning comes from the efforts of these men and the knowledge they have collected and
Their research explored the relationship between the quality of peer experiences and the impact that had on student development. In the early 1960’s David Johnson, a professor at the University of Minnesota, started educating his students about the importance of cooperative learning. Johnson was instilling the values of cooperative learning in a entirely new generation of educators. In 1987, Johnson, with his brother Roger Johnson co-founded the Cooperative Learning Center to further the awareness of the effectiveness of social interdependence. They continue their work and efforts today and much of the information we now have on cooperative learning comes from the efforts of these men and the knowledge they have collected and