The class is divided into groups to research and report on subtopics. Each group determines how the investigation of its subtopic will be conducted. Each group carries out its plan. The teacher monitors the group's progress and offers assistance when needed. Each group determines a way of presenting or displaying what it has learned to the rest of the class.
Evaluation includes self and group assessment.
Students and teachers determine the subtopics to be investigated in the unit of study. Students are divided into small heterogeneous groups. Each member of the group is assigned a subtopic and has as a responsibility to contribute to a group project on the topic. Students research their subtopics individually. The group synthesizes the material each member has collected for a group display or report.