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Cooperative Learning for 4-H

Jessica McIntosh and Martha Monroe

Release Date: 8/5/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fr390-2014

4-H Youth Development

Abstract

A simple way to facilitate discovery is through cooperative learning, in which learners work together to meet a shared goal with a leader guiding them to encourage group interactions. This 5-page fact sheet provides teaching techniques and applies cooperative learning to natural resources and environmental literacy in the context of 4-H.

About this Publication

This document is FR322, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2014. Revised December 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Jessica McIntosh, graduate student; and Martha Monroe, professor; School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

McIntosh, J., & Monroe, M. C. (2015). Cooperative Learning for 4-H. EDIS, 2015(3), 5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr390-2014

Authors

Martha Monroe
Martha Monroe
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, environmental education and Extension, and associate director, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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Contacts

Sarah Hensley
Sarah Hensley
Contact
Specialized Agent
University of Florida

state specialized agent IV, Ph.D., curriculum and evaluation, Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, Gainesville, FL

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