The five critical elements of cooperative learning (Johnson, Jonhson and Holubec,1994) were
observed. When working in groups the teams sat in circles thereby promoting face to face
communication. The goal structure required that all group members attain at least 70% in the
quizzes and the joint reward ensured positive interdependence. Individual accountability was
achieved through the quizzes that were taken without help. To develop interpersonal and
group skills the teams were encouraged to communicate accurately and unambiguously,
accept and support each other and were able to solve their conflicts constructively. After
every quiz results, group members were given time to discuss how well they achieved their
goal to ensure group processing.