Students who have the same topics meet in expert groups to discuss the topics, master them, and development a presentation plan. Students return to their original groups and teach what they have learned to the other members. This is taken individually. When a new concept is about to be introduced, anticipatory set may occur in cooperative brainstorming or in group discussions. The teacher sets the stage for the new concept by developing an incomplete web of the new information.
Students then meet in teams to brainstorm.
The web produced on the board has been prepared earlier by the teacher and one copy given to each team. The team adds new information to the web. Results of the brainstorming session are shared with the entire class and the class web is expanded. At the end of any cooperative learning activity, a closure activity can assist the group in summarizing the team experiences. Closure provides a secondary learning opportunity not relating to the subject matter, but is designed to evaluate and improve social skills.