Collaberative Work Groups

A collaberative group activity works well when drawn on each group members strengths. In the article, "Commonly Asked Questions About Teaching Collaberative Activities," an example is stated on just how this may work. "For example, a rought draft workshop in a writing class allows each writer to recieve comments from several different readers." In a collaberative project, the skills and discipline of each group member will be drawn on. But one thing that a person will have to decide on when doing such a activity is how many will be in a group and how will each group be made? When making the groups, it is best to have one strong member who can help with the leading of the group and the others to be at different levels.
When the students are working in groups, roles should be assigned. The roles will depend on the requirements of the assignment, such as note-taker, organizer, etc. For each group it would work well to apply the Bloom's Taxonomy. In each group the members should write down the knowledge of what they already know of the topic and assignment. State what they recognize about the ideas and information given to them. Then check ans see how each student translates and comprehends the subjects by having them summarize and explaining the topic. The students should then analyze and distinguish any research and data, then see how it relates to their own ideas. The group then integrates and combines their own ideas in order to develop and create a plan. Then evaluate and judge what the student has found of their research by creating a conclusion. Print Page in IE