SST 506 Grouping Students For Learning Part 1
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Student’s for
Learning
Learning Objective:
➢ discuss the appropriateness of the
techniques for group learning in
elementary and secondary level
Group Activities
Group Activity means any sporting activity involving, or
conducted by, an organised body of people which body can be
joined by any member of the public who is eligible for
membership, and "group" has a corresponding meaning;
Group Activity wherein the whole class does a short,
inclusive activity together, reinforcing learning and building class
cohesion through active participation.
Why is this
Important?
Here are some benefits of using group Activities
● Achieve more and think critically
● It creates opportunities for cooperative learning and the development of
cooperative learning skills.
● can create the conditions for active learning.
● can create conditions for pupils to learn from and support each other.
● allows a teacher to cater for individual difference.
Here are some benefits of using group Activities
● The use of occasional group activity creates variety, and helps to maintain
freshness and student interest.
● Student group work enhances communication and other professional
development skills.
● Group work creates more opportunities for critical thinking and can promote
student learning and achievement.
8 Different Ways to
Group Students
8 Different Ways to Group Students
● 1.) Random
● 2.) Homogeneous
● 3.) Heterogeneous
● 4.) Interest
● 5.) Learning Style
● 6.) Knowledge of a Topic
● 7.) Skill or Strategy
● 8.) Student Choice
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
COOPERATIVE
LEARNING
is the process of breaking a
classroom of students into small
groups so they can discover a new
concept together and help each
other learn.
Differences between Traditional
Groupwork and Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Traditional
● Positive interdependence • No interdependence
● Individual accountability • No individual accountability
● Heterogeneous groups • Homogeneous groups
● Shared leadership • One leader
● Shared responsibility for each other • Responsibility to self only
● Group processing on teamwork
• No group processing
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF COOPERATIVE
LEARNING?
● It promotes self-esteem and makes student feel better about
themselves, school and others.
● It promotes higher achievement, develops social skills including
listening, taking turns, conflict resolution skills,leadership skills and
team work skills
● It teaches Student to cooperate with others and do their best.
● It welcomes student to benefit from their classmates’ knowledge
and thoughts.
● It protects less capable student from impossible challenges.
● It facilitates problem solving skills and creativity.
● It leads to more relaxed atmosphere, greater motivation and
increased student talk.
● It makes student appreciate differences & diversity. It removes damaging
competition between and among students and creates competition among
groups.
● It builds empathy i.e. understanding and appreciating the point of view and
feeling of others, being considerate of others .
● It leads to equal and increased participation .
● It creates the feeling that “ Alone we are struck; in interaction we grow”
● It prepares students for the interdependent team- based workplace of the
21st Century
(Dr.Spencer Kagan).
Components of Successful Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning Strategies
● Jigsaw
Jigsaw (often used with narrative
materials) Each team member is
esponsible for learning specific part of a
opic. After meeting members of other
roups, who are the “expert” in the same
art, the experts return to their own groups
nd present their findings and teach them
o other group members. Team members
hen are quizzed on all topic.
Cooperative Learning Strategies
● Think-Pair-Share
Students spend a few
minutes thinking individually about a
olution to a problem posed by the
eacher, then discuss their ideas
with a peer before sharing their
deas with the whole group.
Cooperative Learning Strategies
● Numbered Heads Together:
A team of four is established.
Each member is given a number of
,2,3,4 . Questions are asked and
roups work together. Teacher calls out
number (two) and each two is asked
o give the answer.
Cooperative Learning Strategies
● Round Robin Brainstorming:
Groups appoint one member as the recorder. A
question is posed with many answers and students are given
time to think about answers .After the “think time” ,members of
the team share responses with one another round robin style.
The recorder writes down the answers of the group members.
The person next to the recorder starts and each person in the
group in order gives an answer until time is called.
Cooperative Learning Strategies
● Round Robin Brainstorming:
Cooperative Learning Strategies
● Group Investigations
Are structured to emphasize
higher-order thinking skills such as
analysis and evaluation. Students work
o produce a group project, which they
may have a hand in selecting
Cooperative Learning Strategies
● Circle The Sage:
rst the teacher polls the class to see which students have a special
nowledge to share. For example the teacher may ask who in the class was
ble to solve a difficult math homework question, who had visited Mexico,
ho knows the chemical reactions involved in how salting the streets help
ssipate snow. Those students (the sages) stand and spread out in the
oom. The teacher then has the rest of the classmates each surround a
age, with no two members of the same team going to the same sage. The
age explains what they know while the classmates listen, ask questions,
nd take notes. All students then return to their teams. Each in turn, explains
hat they learned. Because each one has gone to a different sage, they
ompare notes. If there is disagreement, they stand up as a team. Finally,
e disagreements are aired and resolved.
Things to Remember
● 1. Don’t start too fast
● 2. You can’t do it every day
● 3. A students grade should be no more than 25% CL
● 4. How to assess students doing cooperative learning
“What children can do together
today, they can do alone
tomorrow”
LET VYGOTSKY, 1962
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!!
