1. ADVANTAGES
1.1. Improves critical thinking.
1.2. Enhances problem solving.
1.3. Celebration of diversity.
1.4. More opportunities for personal feedback.
1.5. Students collaborate and learn from each other.
1.6. Motivation increases.
1.7. Ss create an environment of self-improvement.
2. STEPS
2.1. Develop clear general instructional.
2.2. Explain the task.
2.3. Explain needed social skills.
2.4. Teacher and Provide Feedback.
2.5. Summarize.
2.6. Evaluate.
2.7. Asses group progress.
3. DISADVANTAGES
3.1. Someone may be in charge of the group.
3.2. Some groups may struggle if they don´t group work skills.
3.3. Loners find it hard to share answers.
3.4. People do not work very hard.
3.5. In the activities the students spend alone
3.5.1. Students feel lost.
3.5.2. Doubts take time to resolve.
4. CHARACTERISTICS
4.1. Positive interdependence.
4.1.1. Each member trusts each other and struggles to achieve the same goal.
4.2. Individual Accountability.
4.2.1. Each member of the group is responsible for doing their share of the task.
4.3. Face to face interaction.
4.3.1. Learners establish an effective communication.
4.4. Group processing.
4.5. Heterogeneous groups.
4.5.1. Each member reflects about working with other people different from themselves.
4.6. Appropriate collaborative skills.
4.6.1. A cooperative task develops respect, accept another's criteria, empathy, and honesty.
4.7. They reflect the effectiveness of working with each other.
5. PRINCIPLES
5.1. Each one has to support and help the other members.
5.2. Develop social skills to cooperate and work together effectively.
5.2.1. There has to be respect, collaboration, and responsibility within the group. In this way, they will achieve the main goal.
5.3. The group has the opportunity to reflect on the effectiveness of working together.
6. STRATEGIES
6.1. Gallery Walk
6.1.1. Student must answer the teacher`s question and when SHOWDOWN all boards must be shown.
6.1.2. Students use strictly notes and make constructive comments.
6.2. Showdown
6.3. Graphic organizer
6.3.1. Organize ideas.
6.4. Song and Mix to music
6.4.1. Practice skills.
6.4.2. Easy for multiple use.
6.5. Rate it
6.5.1. Partners use rubric to discuss and rate work.