Location
Daytona Beach, Florida
Description
Instructors face a tremendous challenge when preparing students to enter the 21 81 Century. This Paper offers some tools to use in meeting this challenge. The Paper discusses some factors instructors need to keep in mind when creating groups, development stages of groups, suggested formats for effective group work, and how group interaction, learning, and productivity are affected. The Paper also offers information on dynamics of study groups, touches on the social benefits the groups derive from task and maintenance functions, and offers rules for groups to petform effectively. The role of the instructor in the group process is explained, and suggestions are offered to assign group grades. The Paper concludes by discussing the advantages of the study group process.
Guidelines for Using Study Groups Effectively in Teaching and Learning
Daytona Beach, Florida
Instructors face a tremendous challenge when preparing students to enter the 21 81 Century. This Paper offers some tools to use in meeting this challenge. The Paper discusses some factors instructors need to keep in mind when creating groups, development stages of groups, suggested formats for effective group work, and how group interaction, learning, and productivity are affected. The Paper also offers information on dynamics of study groups, touches on the social benefits the groups derive from task and maintenance functions, and offers rules for groups to petform effectively. The role of the instructor in the group process is explained, and suggestions are offered to assign group grades. The Paper concludes by discussing the advantages of the study group process.