Cooperative Learning Survey Template

Finishing a shared assignment does not tell you how the group reached the answer. Some students may have explained their reasoning while others had little chance to participate. This SurveyLegend template collects individual reflections on the process, giving instructors a starting point for a group debrief.

Use the survey after a cooperative task in a college class, adult course, or professional learning program. Ask each participant to answer independently before the group discussion. This version reviews how people worked together; it does not grade peers, rank students, or assess subject knowledge.

Think about the group assignment identified above. Describe your own experience of working with the group. You may skip any question. Do not name classmates or include private information.

Use the actual assignment name instead of asking about “group work in general.” Keep the focus on practices students can describe, not fixed labels such as a “good” or “bad” teammate. Retain options for experiences that did not occur. Check new items for leading questions ; “Why did teamwork improve your learning?” assumes a benefit the student may not have experienced.

The prompt below includes the cooperative learning survey questions and response settings. Copy this prompt into an AI assistant to draft the questions. Review the draft, then build and customize the survey in SurveyLegend before sharing.

Count responses to task clarity, responsibility, participation, explanations, and understanding checks separately. Review comments before selecting a change: unclear roles may call for a role discussion, while limited explanation may call for a pause in which each person describes the reasoning. Use the guidance on open-ended data to group suggestions without losing unusual experiences. Agree on one group practice to try next time and check it after another task. A favorable reflection is not evidence of improved grades.

Research connection: Gillies (2016) describes cooperative learning as students “working together to achieve common goals or complete group tasks” in the abstract of her research review . SurveyLegend uses that shared-task focus to ask about participation and understanding, rather than only whether students liked the assignment. The review addresses teaching practice across varied settings; it does not validate this questionnaire or establish that one reflection survey improves learning.