This study examines how students benefit from working with cooperative learning in mathematics lessons. Furthermore, the study investigates whether the motivation to work with mathematics can be increased through cooperative learning. The study is based on these two questions to examine relevant research regarding this specific area. The search process has been carried out through several databases such as ERIC and Google scholar. Through these databases an amount of nine scientific articles has been compiled. With the help of previous research, the study has shown that cooperative learning has a major impact on the development of students' knowledge. Additionally, cooperative learning has been proven to benefit the motivation of the students, thus playing an important role in their learning process. The result of this study also shows how cooperative learning can be one of the most meaningful teaching methods. This contributes to higher participation and creates a higher knowledge development than the traditional learning methods. Through cooperative learning the students get the chance to act as learning resources for each other in the classroom, which strengthens the learning value. This is based on the indication that the cooperative teaching method forms a collaboration between the students, thus promoting their knowledge and social abilities at the same time.