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StudentTeamsAchievementDivision(STAD)

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TheStudentTeamsAchievementDivision(STAD)Modelisacooperativelearningstrategythatprovidesmultiabilityteamswithpracticeinlearningconceptsandskills.Thismodeliscommonlyused
afterteachersexplainandmodelaskillandthenthestudentswillpracticeontheirownincooperativegroups.Thegroupsworktogetherforanextendedamountoftime,providingopportunitiesfor
practiceandfeedback.

TheoreticalPlanning
Acooperativelearningstrategythatprovidesmulti
abilityteamswithpracticeinlearningconceptsand
skills.Anequalopportunityforsuccessisessential
whenusingthismodel.Theteachershavethestudents
topracticetheskillincooperatinggroupsratherthan
alone.Thegroupsprovideopportunitiesforpracticeand
feedbackduringtheunit.Requiresalotofrecord
keepingandplanning.

Implementing
Phase3:TeamStudy
Thestudentsthenpracticeperformingacademicskills.
Providesopportunitiesforstudentstopracticewiththe
newcontent&receivefeedbackfromtheothergroup
members.Monitoringisessential.
Phase4:RecognizingAchievement
Improvepointsandteamawardsaregiven.Team
awardsaregiventorecognizeachievements.Increases
thestudentsmotivationtolearn.

Planning
Presentcontentthatstudentswillpracticethesamewaytheteacher
wouldplanforanylesson.
Needtohaveclearlearningobjectives,preparinghighquality
examples,andpromotinginteractions.
Needstobeaskillthathasbeentaughtbefore,somethingwitha
concreteprocess.
Organizeteamsinadvancewithmixedabilities,gender,&
ethnicity.
Havehighqualitymaterialstoguidetheinteractionswithingroups
Teamstudymaterialsshouldrequireconvergentanswers.
Calculatebasescoresandimprovementpoints.

Assessing
Needtoknowthestudentsunderstandthecontentandifthegroups
arefunctioningsmoothlytogether.Seeifstudentsaredeveloping
theirabilitiestoworktogether,&iftheyarelearningtoaccept
responsibility.Lessformal,givingtestsorquizzescanassesstosee
ifthestudentsareworkingtogethereffectively.Watchtomakesure
thestudentsarespeaking,listening,sharingideas,andhelpingthe
groupmoveinapositivedirection.AskingAreallmembers
contributing?&Aremembersfromdifferentracialandethnic
groupsparticipatingandbeingincluded?Assessexpertsare
explainingthecontentclearly.

Implementing
Phase1:Instruction
Theskillisexplained&modeledinawholegroupsetting.
Focusesonspecificconceptsorskillsthatistypicaltoawhole
groupinstruction.
Phase2:TransitiontoTeams
Studentsworkinwelldefinedtaskingroupwork.Theteacher
explains&illustratestheprocessinawardingimprovement
pointsandteamawards.Thewholeteamisrewarded,notjusta
singleindividual.Thestudentsmovefromwholegroup&
prepareforteamstudies.

Motivation/Modification
Motivation:
Studentscanexpecttoberecognizedfortheirefforts.Improvement
pointsareawardedbasedonhowthestudentsperform.Theyare
motivatedbybeingabletoworktogetheraswellasbyreceiving
improvementpoints.Assessmentscanbemotivating,whenstudents
matchtheirpastperformanceandaregivenanumberofimprovement
points.Improvessocialskillsanddevelopfriendships.
Modifications:
Remindstudentstheteamsdontcompetewithoneanother.Theteacher
makesthegroupsandnotthestudents.Modifybyhowyougroupthe
studentsintotheirgroups.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

STADiscommonlyusedincombinationwithdirectinstruction,butSTADusesteamstudyinplaceofindependentpractice,whichisthefinalphaseofdirect
instruction.Itisdesignedtoincreaselearnermotivationbygivingstudentsimprovementpointsandteamrewardsforincreaseintheirperformances .

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