My intervention point :
work group arrangement
“The first impression was the students’ rejection to
the group arrangement.”
(journal 1)
“Almost all of the students participated in their
groups but there were some students that rejected to work with their partners
and remain very quiet and seemed to be that they did not fit in the group. And
some of them were complaining to be in those groups.” (journal 1)
"After that situation I decided to ask them how did
they work?. And what did they think about working in different groups? The
answers of some students were “the activities were good, but you are very bad
at organizing groups to work in class” “please, let us to choose our partners
next time”." (journal 1)
"I think it was a great activity but I realized that
some of the students were saying “we do not have the same proficiency level, so
we didn’t get as much points as we wanted” "we are in groups where no one
is good at English"." (journal
3)
To solve this problem I
would come up with the following course of action:
- To ask the students how they would like to work (individual, group, pair) and who they would feel more comfortable to work with.
- To make students aware of collaborative group work and its benefits to the learning process.
- To create a good environment with different activities to engage students in group work with different partners.
Your intervention point is one of the most difficults issues to tackle, however you have provided important insights about the problem of work group arrangement. Another posible solution could be to motivate your students when they are working in groups, providing different roles to each member of the group.
ResponderEliminarI am going to take your idea into account, thank you for your comment.
EliminarDear Diana,
ResponderEliminarI think your key intervention point is well supported by your journal entries. Additionally, I also think your plan for facing group arrangement is really coherent. Creating a good environment to promote meaningful collaborative work is the key to tackle this issue.
Nice entry!
H.O.G.