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70 Lecture
60 Reading
50 Audio-Visual
40 Demonstration
30 Discussion
Practice by Doing
20
Teaching Others
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Teaching Method
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Establishing Size Most effective groups have 4 to 6 members
groups
Assigning Homogeneous use gender, major, topic interest
members Heterogeneous use birth month, last digit of telephone
number, counting off by group size
Group Faculty Establish roles within group (e.g., facilitator, reporter, and
process tasks recorder)
Be explicit and clear about group assignments
Be explicit that all members must participate
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Group Expected Prepare all assignments
process student Attend regularly and on time
behavior Share ideas within group
Be a good listener
Respect others opinions
Don't dominate discussion
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Group Conflict Some conflict is desirable, allow students to disagree and
process argue about ideas, urge reaching consensus
Some conflict is destructive if based on lake of respect,
domination, or failure to contribute
Try to get the group to resolve the conflict themselves
before intervening
In extreme cases the offending member may have to be
removed
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Evaluation Grading Criteria must be clear and directly related to assignment
Will students receive individual or group grade?
Allow student s to assess their own performance and
that of the group members
Faculty Explain Importance of group work to course
role Establish Ground rules for participation
Monitor Group progress
Facilitate Guide, explain, suggest strategies
Encourage Performance and conflict resolution
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