Group Work

Group Work

Organizing the Groups

Overview

Sharing Group Results

Designating Roles in Groups

Lets them practice the skills they are learning.

Size: Two to six people in a group is ideal.

Encourager: Encourages conversation and inclusion of all opinions, and guides

Having to show the other groups what they did can

increase their motivation to produce higher level work.

Develops useful social skills in the professional setting

support before a test or even before having to do homework on the topic on your own.

Selection: Do not let students choose their own teams.

Duration: Longterm groups work more ubstantively and less superficially.

Students should share the results of their group with the class at large.

Leader: Responsible for keeping the group on task

Prober: Ensures that the assumptions are correct and that there is sufficient evidence for the solution.

Recorder: Writes down the group’s solution that will be submitted for the group

grade.

can employed, Prezi presentations or having students create a Public Service Announcement (PSA), blog, or a web page of their results.