Effective Classroom Culture or APB Learning
Effective Classroom Culture or APB Learning
Establishing norms
Leadership
Constructive conflict management
Trust building
Responsiveness to the needs of the group
Individual accountability in group work
Pair programming
Making group decisions
Everyone contributes
Equal participation
Sharing/discussing ideas
Rules beyond classroom rules
Cohen and Lotan suggest that “norms and skills are best taught
through exercise, games, and activities referred to as skillbuilders”
Incorporating into other curricular areas
Subtopic
Encouraging more social interactions
Trust building exercises
Allowing more opportunities for group work
Being more intentional about grouping
Grouping strategies
Size
Depending on task, somewhere between 3-5
"Students working together in a group small enough so that
everyone can participate on a clearly assigned learning task” - Cohen and Lotan.
Not too big
Key features
The nature of the task
Members need one another to complete the task
Authority should be delegated
