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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