All Cooperative, Peer and Small Group Methods

Peer mentoring is a form of mentorship that usually takes place between a person who has lived through a specific experience (peer mentor) and a person who is new to that experience (the peer mentee).

Theme-centered interaction (TCI) is a concept and a method for working in groups.

Small group learning is an educational approach that focuses on individuals learning in small groups and is distinguished from learning climate and organizational learning.

The jigsaw technique is a method of organizing classroom activity that makes students dependent on each other to succeed.

One of the most visible approaches to peer learning comes out of cognitive psychology, and is applied within a "mainstream" educational framework: "Peer learning is an educational practice in which students interact with other students to attain educational goals." Other authors including David Boud describe peer learning as a way of moving beyond independent to interdependent or mutual learning among peers.

Structured academic controversy is a type of cooperative learning strategy where controversial issues are learnt and discussed from multiple perspectives by small teams of students.

Interprofessional education (also known as inter-professional education or "IPE") refers to occasions when students from two or more professions in health and social care learn together during all or part of their professional training with the object of cultivating collaborative practice for providing client- or patient-centered health care.