Cooperative learning is important because students earn more and be more motivated to learn when working with their peers.

In Cooperative learning, groups, students need to be able to work together in order to complete a task.Students learn to work together and motivate each other. In order for these groups to be successful they need:

- Positive interdependence and individual accountability: each student is given a specific job or task to complete. In the workforce, employees are constantly being given a job to do and are held accountable for completing it.

- Individual accountability: at work, everyone is responsible for one part and at some point, is responsible for their part. 

- Group processing: reflection is a skill that everyone should posses. It allows you to evaluate how well you worked in a group and what needs to be worked on for future projects.

- Social skills: everyone should feel respected by being given undivided attention in order to share ideas and to work well together. 

- Specific task: employees will often be given specific tasks to complete for example: a retail worker will need to reach a certain amount of money before their shift is over. 

- Face to face interaction: this is extremely important in order to work cooperatively in a group.