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Chapter 10: Managing Small-Group Work

Chapter 10: Managing Small-Group Work. Brianna O’Hara and Shaylyn Farnsworth. Small-Group Work. Positives. Negatives. Teacher’s responsibility to keep order is harder Easier when teachers do the talking and students just listen to cover curriculum

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Chapter 10: Managing Small-Group Work

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  1. Chapter 10: Managing Small-Group Work Brianna O’Hara and Shaylyn Farnsworth

  2. Small-Group Work Positives Negatives Teacher’s responsibility to keep order is harder Easier when teachers do the talking and students just listen to cover curriculum Group work raises the comfortable noise level (good vs. bad noise) Long term commitment • Working with classmates can enhance motivation (especially those with bad attitudes) • Develop relationships across gender, racial, & ethnic backgrounds • Integrate disables students

  3. For Successful group work.. • Plan the groups ahead of time • Plan the tasks, transitions carefully • Teach students rules for group work • Provide opportunities to practice this expected behavior

  4. Size • Partners for younger grades • Groups of 4 or 5 recommended; no more than 6

  5. Group Composition • Achievement level • Gender • Cultural/linguistic background • Race/ethnicity • Ableness • Social skills

  6. Structure of Groups • Share materials • Work toward group goal, reward, or grade • Share information • Share talents and multiple abilities • Roles (materials person, timekeeper, recorder, facilitator, reporter, etc.)

  7. Teacher’s Job • Help them understand value of cooperation (key to successful groups) • provide training in group skills • Evaluate their group work experiences • Monitor learning, involvement, and cooperative behavior

  8. 5 Types of Group Work • Helping permitted • Helping obligatory • Peer tutoring • Cooperative • Completely cooperative

  9. Helping Permitted Children work on their own tasks and are evaluated as individuals, but are allowed to help one another. *not required too.

  10. Helping Obligatory Children are now expected to offer mutual assistance. Still are evaluated individually.

  11. Peer Tutoring Not an equal pairing An “expert” is paired with someone who needs help. Assistance flows in one direction

  12. Cooperative Group Share common goal or end instead of completely individual tasks. Some division of responsibility Task is carried out independently but all students’ assignments have to be coordinated to fit together at the end

  13. Completely Cooperative All members of the group work together to create the group product Little to no division of labor

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