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Reflecting

Empowering teachers and students for group work success

Forming
is the first stage,
it happens when students are assigned to groups or select them on their own.

Activities

I Want / I Offer

I Want / I Offer

This activity uses reflection as a tool to scaffold forming conversations while also asking students to be introspective about their own strengths and where they could use additional support.

Radar Graph

Radar Graph

By using the Radar Graph as a forming mechanism, students can find other students who have similar goals.

Get Up and Move

Get Up and Move

By using Get Up and Move, physical proximity isn’t just arbitrary, it actually means something

Your Turn

Further Exploration

Oakley, B., Felder, R. M., Brent, R., & Elhajj, I. (2004). Turning student groups into effective teams. Journal of student centered learning, 2(1), 9-34.

 

Chapman, K. J., Meuter, M., Toy, D., & Wright, L. (2006). Can’t we pick our own groups? The influence of group selection method on group dynamics and outcomes. Journal of Management Education, 30(4), 557-569.

 

Borges, J., Dias, T. G., & Cunha, J. F. E. (2009). A new group-formation method for student projects. European Journal of Engineering Education, 34(6), 573-585.

 

Hansen, R. S., & Hansen, K. (2011). The student experience in speed teaming: A new approach to team formation. Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC), 4(7).

 

Bacon, D. R., Stewart, K. A., & Silver, W. S. (1999). Lessons from the best and worst student team experiences: How a teacher can make the difference. Journal of Management Education, 23(5), 467-488.

 

Bacon, D. R., Stewart, K. A., & Anderson, E. S. (2001). Methods of assigning players to teams: A review and novel approach. Simulation & Gaming, 32(1), 6-17.

 

 

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