Five classes of Art Appreciation first semester undergraduate Hispanic students assigned to one
professor were selected to experience cooperative learning over a full semester. Pre-semester
surveys and post-semester surveys were completed by 104 Hispanic freshmen college students.
Strategies used in the classes included Think-Pair-Share, Ticket Out the Door, Jigsaw and being a
member of base groups of two. This study is based upon theories of social interdependence,
cognitive development, and behavioral learning. The surveys were completed by the first time
college freshmen to compare and contrast knowledge about their experiences in: 1) individual
learning, and 2) learning with a partner