Group Work

Summarized by Jacklyn and Danielle/PIDP3250 Forum

Key Points
Benefits of group work 
  • Learn content at deeper levels 
  • Learn how groups function productively
  • Learn how to work well with others
  • Build relationships
  • For school going students group work can enhance

Grouping groups
  • Teacher formed
    • Pros - Allows various skills and knowledge to be combined
    • Develops trust
  • Random
  • Student formed
    • Pros - Encourages participation;Empowerment;Quicker to start 
    • Cons - Off topic; Loners
Group Testing
  • Depends on group, subject, weigh of assignment, not appropriate for subjects that require individual skill
  • Can give option to do test alone or as group
  • Pros - Lowers anxiety
  • Cons
    • Lowers motivation
    • Why does group work have such a Bad Rep
    • Some students dominate groups and others go along even if they don’t agree
    • Not even distribution of work
    • Can be successful if there is proper training, assigned roles, power to “fire”
How to make group work work
  • Set clear guidelines and roles 
  • Positive 
  • Face to face 
  • schedule 
  • Size of group, pairs vs groups 
  • How it is assessed 
    • Marked 
    • Participtaion 
    • Informal learning tool 
    • Individual, group or both
  • Use Kagan structures 
    • Communication
    • Co-operation
    • Listening skills
    • Time management
    • Common drive to succeed
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