Who invented cooperative learning?

In accordance with Cooperative Learning (CL) experts David and Roger Johnson, the Czech Johan Amos Comenius (1523-1679) considered that students teaching one to another, would learn more and better. Also, Joseph Lancaster and Andrew Bell (1700's) implemented CL groups in England first and later in America.

Also in America, in mid 1880's Colonel Francis Parker introduced the CL concept in the public schools of Massachusetts, and became a popular method of instruction. In the following century, John Dewey defended the use of CL in the American educational system.

America's and Israel's educational experts who have made extensive research in CL are: D. Johnson, R. Johnson, E. Johnson-Holubec, S. Kagan, R. Slavin, R. Hertz-Lazarowitz, R. Lazarowitz, S. Sharan, etc. and in Australia Robyn Gillies.

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