To maximise the effectiveness
of cooperative group work, the required communication skills and strategies should be taught in advance, and the group task needs to be made very clear.
A Science Lab, for example, would feature nothing more complicated than an open space in the center of the room
for cooperative group work, lab stations with pull - down awnings, an energy - efficient room design, good acoustics, lots of storage space, comfortable computer stations, and no more than 20 students per class.
By
incorporating cooperative group work in the classroom where it forces students from different cliques to work together collaboratively, schools can actively try to minimize how important those groups distinctions seem among students.
Monitoring Student Behavior during whole group presentations, small group instruction, individual work, by moving around the room,
during cooperative group work, and monitor completion of assignments.
Students focus with project based learning; furthermore, the opportunity to practice a myriad of skills serge when educators
offer cooperative groups working towards a common goal.
«Not to mention the fact that better learning tends to result [more]
from cooperative group work than other forms of classroom instruction.»
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The cooperative group work is all - important in this project.
The heart provides a dynamic place which supports teacher - directed learning,
cooperative group work, and independent work.
No matter what literacy - rich structures — like independent reading, conferencing, and
cooperative group work — we planned and no matter what inclusive strategies we tried at the school, our struggling readers were still our least engaged participants in all classes.