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This study aims at finding out the differences on the writing skills of students who follow the group learning model Investigation Group, Accelerated Learning Team, and Role Playing, (2) finding out group differences on the writing skills of students who have the dependence field cognitive style and independence filed cognitive style, and (3 ) finding out the use of three types of interaction models of cooperative learning and cognitive styles in influencing writing skills. This study is an experimental study with a 3x2 factorial design. Manipulations were performed on variables of learning models. The experimental group was given special treatment on each cooperative learning model namely Investigative Group, Accelerated Leaming Team, and Role Playing. The experimental group consists of students who have dependence and independene cognitive style . The population is the fifth grade students of primary school in Kediri of 2012/2013 batch, while the samples are fifth grade students at 12 elementary schools in the three districts in the Kediri regency, four elementary schools in District Kandat, four elementary schools in the District Ngadiluwih, four elememary schools in District Badas , with the total of 368 students. The data were taken with the two-stage technique of random sampling area. The data were collected by testing the students' writing skills, while the students' cognitive style is determined by the type of cognitive style test. The collected data were presented in the form of tables, graphs, and analyzed by two-way …