Content tagged: Effective Group Work Strategies
To Improve Students’ Problem Solving Skills Add Group Work to the Equation
Article: Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Problem solving is “what you do when you don't know what to do." What a simple, straightforward definition for something often defined in much more complex ways. But problem solving ... Read full story »
Group Work: Should Your Top Students Work Together?
Article: Thursday, July 1st, 2010
One of the common objections to group work is that bright, capable students are held back when they share group activities and grades with students of lesser ability. This is ... Read full story »
Making Peer Assessment Work for You
Article: Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
“We cannot assume … that students will learn how to become better group members simply by participating in group activities.” Diane Baker (reference below) makes this observation in a first-rate ... Read full story »
How Wikis Streamline Student Collaboration Projects
Article: Monday, December 14th, 2009
Utter the words “group project” and you’re likely to hear at least a few groans from your students. The reasons for their dislike of group work are many, but logistical ... Read full story »
Group Work Tip: Make Leaders Accountable for Group Performance
Article: Friday, August 21st, 2009
Faculty who regularly use group work are always on the lookout for new and better ways of handling those behaviors that compromise group effectiveness—group members who don’t carry their weight ... Read full story »
Dealing with Students Who Hate Working in Groups
Article: Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Some students tell us they hate groups—as in really hate groups. Why do faculty love groups so much, they ask. I work hard, I’m smart, I can get good grades ... Read full story »
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