Robert Slavin

Robert Slavin is co-director of the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk at Johns Hopkins University and chairman of the Success for All Foundation. Slavin has authored or co-authored more than 200 articles and 15 books, including Educational Psychology: Theory into Practice, School and Classroom Organization, Effective Programs for Students at Risk, Cooperative Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice, Preventing Early School Failure and Show Me the Evidence: Proven and Promising Programs for America's Schools. A longtime advocate of cooperative learning, he is a co-founder of the Success for All Foundation; SAF programs have been adopted in more than 500 districts in 48 states.

Assets created by Robert Slavin

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Basics of Cooperative Learning Robert Slavin describes the characteristics of productive cooperative learning, including the goal that every member of the group achieves success.
Examine Your Reactions Robert Slavin encourages teachers to examine their reactions to their students, cautioning them to identify biases that may impact their assumptions...
Excessive Grouping Can Be Counter Productive Robert Slavin asserts that excessive grouping has persisted despite evidence that it can be and often is counter-productive.
Expanded Reach of Cooperative Learning Robert Slavin explains that cooperative learning enables teachers to effectively teach a broad range of children.
Exploring What is Related to Race, and What Isn't Robert Slavin observes that talking openly and respectfully about racial issues in schools is essential but not everything that seems related to race...
High Expectations Need High Levels of Support Robert Slavin observes that high expectations for student learning need to be matched by high levels of support to achieve high goals.
The Practice of Excessive Grouping Robert Slavin describes how excessive grouping has persisted despite evidence that it doesn’t produce the desired results.