They have moved from passive to active learning. We'll call you if we have any questions. You can tell when you are there. At this stage they may also have insights into personal and group processes, and a better understanding of each other's strengths and weaknesses. They perceived that the group's major weakness was that they could not meet as much as they wanted to outside of class.
Groups are a good thing.
I don't think I was fully taking advantage of them, but I hope to improve in that aspect. I think I learned a lot more than I would have learned on my own. I think it was good just the way we did it. Some members are ready to jump into the problems with no idea about the concept while others try to read up on it because they don't understand. The group thing needs a lot of work.