Cooperative learning and the Aronson puzle technique in the secondary music classroom

Abstract

Cooperative learning involves the use of small groups in which students work to enhance their own learning and that of others colleagues, generating a series of positive responses that enrich the educational process. In this research work, the Aronson Puzzle technique has been used to develop in the High School Music classroom the contents related to the Baroque in the second year of ESO from a public institute located in the metropolitan area of Valencia. The benefits that this methodological choice can bring in secondary school have been studied in terms of attention to diversity, meaningful learning, motivation, integration, the promotion of cooperation and work on values. The results show that cooperative learning and the Aronson Puzzle technique meet the educational needs, respect the different learning rhythms and increase the knowledge of the students.