Explanation of different aspects of cooperative learning and its implications for higher education system

Due to the rapid changes and advances in science, our students need methods through which gain learning skills to learn science better, faster and synchronized by progress. The purpose of this research was to explain different aspects of cooperative learning and its implications for higher education system. The research method: for this, theory research method is used. The purpose of theory research is creation and criticism of conceptual schemata which makes the fundamental nature, structure of phenomena and curriculum processes understandable. The results of this research showed that in the method of learning, students learn through collaboration and participation within groups and feel responsible towards learning of each other. When their classmates need help, they hasten to help them and the success of others is their success and the failure of others is their failure. These show the necessity of identifying and applying active methods such as learning through collaboration. Conclusion: due to the sovereignty of traditional methods in Iranian schools, the necessity of developing a spirit of camaraderie and cooperation and development of social skills, identifying, the study and application of this approach in the classroom at all levels and fields of study are important more than ever.

cooperative learning, active learning, cooperation, higher education.