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2008 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Northport, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com
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Jessica Richardson
Groupwork
Is about
Asetofinstructionalstrategiesthatemphasizestudentstudentinteractiontosupplementothermodels.
Main idea
Planning
Assignstudentstogroupsandseat
groupsaccordingly.
Preparematerialsforeachgroup
Provideaclearlearningobjective
Main idea
Implementing
Providecleardirectionsforseatwork
tasks.
Specifytheamountoftimestudents
havetoaccomplishthetask,andkeep
irrelativelyshort.
Requirethatstudentsproduce
something,suchaswrittenanswersto
specificquestions,asanoutcomeofthe
activity.
Monitorgroupswhiletheywork.
Main idea
Types
Thinkpairshare:agroupwork
strategythatasksindividual
studentsinlearningpairstofirst
answerateacherinitiatedquestion
andthensharetheanswerwitha
partner.
Pairscheck:involvesstudentpairs
inseatworkactivitiesfocusingon
problemswithconvergentanswers.
Combiningpairs:useslearning
pairsasthebasicunitofinstruction
buthasthepairssharetheir
answerswithotherpairs.
Teammatesconsult:combining
pairsthatrequiresdiscussion
beforestudentswritedownan
answer.
Main idea
Interactiveskills
Puttingstudentsdoesnotensure
theywillworktogetherefficiently.
Formallyteachsocialskills:
Readingnonverbalcues
Diplomaticallyresolving
disagreements
Puttingthoughtsintowords
Makingsupportivestatements.
Groupworkcanbeusedtoreachbothlowerandhigherlevellearningobjectives.Itincreasesinvolvementthroughstudentstudentinteraction.