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#19 Groupwork

The document discusses the importance of group work in education, emphasizing the need for preparation, clear roles, and effective planning to ensure all students participate. It highlights the teacher's role in guiding and structuring group activities while avoiding providing solutions. Additionally, it addresses potential dilemmas such as unequal participation and suggests methods for evaluation and improvement.

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#19 Groupwork

The document discusses the importance of group work in education, emphasizing the need for preparation, clear roles, and effective planning to ensure all students participate. It highlights the teacher's role in guiding and structuring group activities while avoiding providing solutions. Additionally, it addresses potential dilemmas such as unequal participation and suggests methods for evaluation and improvement.

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P W

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LETTING GO!
GROUPWORK?
 Working together in groups to
permit all to participate on clear task
 Limited direct supervision
WHY?
intellectual and social learning
exchange opinions
exchange thoughts
exchange ideas
WHY?
expand knowledge
expands language proficiency
challenge perceptions
create well rounded individuals
PREPARING STUDENTS
 Must be prepared for cooperation
 Rules need to be set
 Explain purpose
EVERYONE IN!
 Efficient and effective groups lie in
planning – all must have something to do!
ROLES
 NEED TRAINING!
 Leader – (not dominator)
 Manager – materials
ROLES
 Checker – everyone everything
 Set up – sets up
 Reporter/s - share with class
TEACHER’S ROLE
 LET GO!
 Set rules, train, give directions, guide, assign
groups, plan lesson, plan questions, plan roles,
evaluation/wrap up … DON’T provide solutions
CONNECTION
 Plan! Plan! Plan!
 Make sure all are involved
CREATING TASK
LIMITED exchange – Activities that:
 have only one correct answer
 involve routine learning
 can be done easily by one
CREATING TASK
BROAD exchange – Activities that:
 have multiple possible outcomes
 need multiple students
 need variety of skills
 is challenging
WORKING PATTERNS
 Plan knowing how children will interact.
Include ways to engage individuals in
contributing to group functions
WORKING PATTERNS
 State group goal/s and accountability
criteria
MAKE EXPERTS!
 Work with child strengths
 Low status children lifted through task
MAKE EXPERTS!
 Convince many abilities, skills needed
 Create expectations for each
 Cater for learning needs of all
DILEMMAS
 Unequal participation possible
 Dominance and inequality of members –
competition
DILEMMAS
 Most knowledgeable may lead and do it all
 Social status may keep some from participating
EVALUATION
Two primary methods:
 peer review
 testing and grading
EVALUATE YOUR WORK
 Be critical – even with best plans, room
for improvement
 YOU benefit from reflective thought and
adjustments

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