Cooperative learning is one of the important ways of learning initiated by China's new basic education curriculum reform. Cooperative learning is essentially different from the traditional teaching in that it advocats students should be happy to explore ,participate, collect and handle information. It also advocates students should form the ability to acquire new knowledge, to analyse and to solve problems, as well as the ability of exchanges and cooperation.This paper mainly deals with the theoretical foundation of social interdependence theory, group dynamic theory, theory of psychological development, constructivist learning theory, stimulate motivation theory, social cohesion theory, cooperative learning theory and its basic concepts of interaction, objectives concept of teachers and students, forms concept, situational evaluation concept and the concept of cooperative learning, as well as the five elements of cooperative learning and other aspects of the theory outlined. From the basic form of cooperative learning, that is, the cooperation between teachers, cooperation between teachers and cooperation between students, as well as cooperation in high school chemistry teaching,it also explains the significance of the cooperative learning. Cooperation will help students build a sound knowledge system, enhance students'level of participation in the process, and help disadvantaged students modify their behaviors. This paper also advocates teachers should pay attention to giving students a sense of "security" sense, supply students with an adequate time and space, encourage students to help each other,and give them timely help. In the teaching process, teachers should attach more importance to emphasizing the importance of cooperative learning and studying the roles that they are to play, and improving the students'abilities of cooperation.Practice shows that the new teaching model of cooperation can fully mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of students,cultivate students'awareness of participation and sense of cooperation, and strengthen the understanding and communication between teachers and students. In this way, it can improve students'academic performance, thus improving the education quality. |