Students are given a set of questions to answer which involves both recall of facts and application of thinking skills. The leader keeps the group on track and the recorder writes down the answers. Students then retell what they have read to their group. Top of Page Cooperative Learning - Pairs Students work in pairs over specified material. Both read and study the material.
Prompts indicate when to talk and summarize.
One partner verbally summarizes what was studied while the other partner with the material available corrects errors, clarifies concepts, and helps the partner elaborate. Then on the next material the roles change. The group leader helps the group decide who will do what part of the research so that the topic is covered. Top of Page Cooperative Teaching Students work in pairs over specified material. Each group member is assigned some unique material to learn and then to teach to his group members.