Groups in the Writing Classroom , by Anne DiPardo and Sarah Warshauer Freedman. DiPardo and Freedman review research on the use of peer groups in the classroom, focusing on peer response groups in the writing class. They discuss the role of groups in the collaborative process of language learning and suggest directions for future research on collaborative learning, particularly groups in writing classrooms. Order report TR 12. Peer Response Groups in Two Ninth-Grade Classrooms , by Sarah Warshauer Freedman.
Freedman looks at peer response groups in two ninth-grade college preparatory classrooms.
Order report TR 52. The Role of Critical Reflection in Student Collaboration , by Lorraine Higgins, Linda Flower, and Joseph Petraglia. While not all students engaged in reflective thinking, those who did were more likely to produce high-quality plans. Order report TR 56. Collaboration and the Construction of Meaning , by Linda Flower and Lorraine Higgins.