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Grouping Methods

Mrs. Reem Adel

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Science Coordinator at an international school Certified teacher trainer-NHC Certified STEAM Instrustor- AUC Master Candidate at Liverpool John Moores University

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• Create an activity for which it is truly advantageous for students to work together. • Make this task clear to students by writing specific instructions on the board or on a worksheet & include : • The learning objective: Why are the students doing this? • The specific task: “Decide,” “List,” “Prioritize,” “Solve,” “Choose.” • The expected product: for example, reporting back to the class; handing in a sheet of paper; distributing a list of questions to the class. • The method of reporting out; that is, of sharing group results with the class. • During group work, as tempting as it may be, do not disengage from your class and sit at the front of the room! Circulate and listen to your students . • Are they on task, or are they talking about their weekend plans? • Are students understanding the concepts and the assignment, or are they all stuck and confused? • Do they have questions for you? • Pull up a chair and join each group for a while. • When a student in a group asks you a question, the natural reflex is to answer it. That’s your job, isn’t it?

• However, for effective brainstorming sessions: • Ideas should flow freely • Aim for quantity, not quality of ideas • Record every idea clearly • Do not criticise or evaluate ideas in the session • Consider an independent facilitator to the group • In addition, the facilitator should also encourage the team to come up with several ‘off the wall’ or ‘wacky’ ideas. These can often stimulate the ideal solution. • If the group is stuck, you could try ‘Reverse Brainstorming’. Essentially, his facilitation method looks at the problem you are trying to resolve from a different angle. In summary. • For example, the group might look at ‘how to improve business communication’. The reverse of this is ‘how to make business communication worse’. Then, once you have the negative list, ‘flip’ each idea to turn it into a positive. • As a result, Reverse Brainstorming can produce some thought-provoking ideas on improving issues.

• This simple technique aims to raise participation levels or to help define a problem. Then each person in the group is asked to state their views on the issue under discussion, without being interrupted by anyone else in the group. • As a result, the facilitator is then able to get the group to summarise these ideas and views, before the group moves on.

• There are many different problem-solving processes available, but essentially, most stages follow this structure: • Define the problem • Present the background • Generate ideas • Group ideas • Choose the idea/s • Check commitment • In conclusion, many of the group working techniques already mentioned are useful at specific stages of the problem-solving/decision-making process. These tips will help you facilitate the team’s progress in achieving their goal or outcome.