Sometimes tutoring is used to give certain students individual attention. She or he may be disabled, or the teacher may simply feel the child has been neglected because so many other pupils require special attention. By contrast, in a group of five, each individual can respond for six minutes during the same thirty-minute period. It also helps the shy and reserved student to come forward. Small group work lends itself to more active learning such as games, activities, learning centers, experiments, simulations, discussions, etc.
Group work can free the teacher from the role of instructor and controller.
It can allow for peer teaching, making the teaching and learning that occurs in the classroom far more efficient that in the large-group situation. Many educators also believe that small group work encourages more abstract levels of thought than traditional, receptive learning. Most importantly, it allows students to communicate with each other. Large Groups Large group setting must recognize the wide variety of learners in the class. The following are steps for effective work in such educational settings.