Group Work

A unit exploring Group Work in context

About. The resource comprises one 28 page DfES document (from which some smaller documents are drawn - see related resources). The resource includes relevant information regarding 'Group Work', as well as some practical activities and issues for teachers to consider.

Pedagogical content. This resource is a longer document on group work^(ta) from which a number of other more focused resources have been drawn (including Group Work - Choosing and Selecting Groups, Group Work - Group Size, Group Work - Maintaining Momentum).

Resource details
Title	Group Work
Topic	[[Topics/Group work|Group work]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Group work|Group work]]
Learning Objectives	By working through the document you should enhance your consideration of group work in teaching, and the ways it might be deployed effectively in a classroom context.
Format / structure	.doc
Subject	[[Resources/Teacher Education|Teacher Education]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/Higher|Higher]]
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	See other DfE(i) resources
Files and resources to view and download	File:Group Work.doc

• This resource is part of the DfES resource "Pedagogy and practice: Teaching and learning in secondary schools" (ref: 0423-2004G) which can be downloaded from the National Archives http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110809101133/nsonline.org.uk/node/97131 The whole resource (512 pages) can be downloaded as a pdf File:Pedagogy and Practice DfES.pdf
• The resource booklets, and many 'harvested' documents are available to download, generally in editable formats from the ORBIT resources, see Category:DfE.
• The videos from the accompanying DVDs are available: Video/Pedpack1 and Video/Pedpack2