It is imperative that the teacher and students understand cooperative learning for making the technique to be a success in the classroom. Certain skills need to be learned before implementing cooperative learning, these include the pro-social skills of listening, taking turns, asking questions, offering suggestions, speaking positively about others and helping others. Assessment of these skills combined with levels of academic learning linked with continuous improvement has been found to be the most effective use of cooperation in learning, especially at the primary education level.