Assessing cooperative learning activities can present a challenge. Because teacher Gretchen Lee uses group assignments often, students know they will be in a different group every time, which cuts down on complaints about who might be their partners for the day.
"I spend the entire period just watching the groups within the class," said Lee. "At each observation, I make short notations about how individuals are doing. I use a code so I can just jot numbers.
"The students have to really know what the procedure is for a project, or you repeatedly restate instructions and have no time for observation," Lee added. "Each child starts out with 10 daily points, and I add or subtract points to this total, depending on the behavior I see. After a couple of months, this is not really necessary in most classes."
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Let's Cooperate! Teachers Share Tips for Cooperative Learning
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