Working In Teams
Student Teamwork:
According to David and Roger Johnson (1991), the teacher’s role in establishing a cooperative structure
for student teamwork includes five strategies (p. 62):
- Clearly specify the objectives for the lesson.
- Make decisions about placing students in teams before the lesson or project begins.
- Clearly explain the task and goal structure to the students.
- Monitor the effectiveness of the teams and intervene to provide task assistance (such as answering questions) or to increase students’ interpersonal and group skills.
- Evaluate students’ achievement and help students discuss how they collaborated with one another.
Topics for Teachers,
Student Teamwork,
Center for Support of Teaching and Learning at Syracuse University (October
2001)
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