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Diller, Debbie – Stenhouse Publishers, 2007
In her previous books, "Literacy Work Stations and Practice with Purpose," Debbie Diller showed teachers how to productively occupy the "rest of the class" while meeting with small groups. Now Debbie turns her attention to the groups themselves and the teacher's role in small-group instruction. "Making the Most of Small Groups" grapples with…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Small Group Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Elementary School Students
Slavin, Robert; And Others – Instructor, 1992
Outlines the views of three scholars on cooperative learning: cooperation in content areas (team-assisted individualization and cooperative integrated reading and composition); grading techniques (e.g., individual score plus group bonus points, group scores, and scoring only one member's paper); and structuring social interaction (round robin,…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research
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Steinbrink, John E.; Jones, Robert M. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Presents the Two-Level Cooperative Group Learning Model, a small-group instruction technique, developed at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and based on the Jigsaw II approach. Outlines a sample unit, showing how student expert groups teach their home teams. Demonstrates the technique's benefits: greater student motivation and interaction,…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education