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'''Brian:''' Why can’t you allow them to remain there instead of . . | '''Brian:''' Why can’t you allow them to remain there instead of . . | ||
'''Agness: '''No. The rule is that those slow learners should be nearer the teacher . . . because if you get a slow learner and you put him at the back, truly it will be difficult for you to monitor that pupil every time. So, always the slow learners should be near the teacher. So that even if you are seated you can see what that pupil is doing. | '''Agness: '''No. The rule is that those slow learners should be nearer the teacher . . . because if you get a slow learner and you put him at the back, truly it will be difficult for you to monitor that pupil every time. So, always the slow learners should be near the teacher. So that even if you are seated you can see what that pupil is doing. | ||
'''Copying''' | |||
'''Ivy''': Sometimes maybe mixing slow learners and fast learners [is good] but the thing is slow learners will copy from their friends. They will get everything correct but they don’t know. . . so it’s better slow learners are in their own group. | |||
'''Agness''': But in… in the interactive way, yes, copy it’s there but it depends also on the teacher. I remember in my lesson, one said ‘Teacher! This one is not doing anything. She just wants to see what we’re doing.’ I went there and physically said ‘Can you give the calculator to her? Tell her what is your lesson? Can you… place all eight? They are all there teaching the writing to their friend. So it depends with you as a teacher. If you just direct them, truly, they’ll copy. | |||
I remember. . . the science lesson on the rocks weathering. . .I gave them the [mini] whiteboard. ‘Can you draw what you learnt in the last lesson?’ One [child] drew the sun very fast and he said ‘Teacher! I am finished!’ So I noticed that [others then drew the same] and I said ‘when you are finished don’t show me, put it upside down. That’s what they did. | |||
Only two drew the river, the rest drew the sun. So, I thought, ok, they’re copying, fine. ’When you find the answer, put your whiteboard upside down’. And they are there, struggling. And most of them were able to find the answers. I said ‘Can I see?’ and all of them did this [held up the boards at the same time]. So that’s what I am saying: you as the teacher should have different methods. You should vary, not stick to one method. | |||
'''Brian''': We don’t talk about copying. If one is copying. you just come, you wait and have them ‘Show me or show the class’. And that’s what I’m asking. | |||
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* Is your experience of grouping in the classroom similar or different from Agness’s experience (before she tried the new way of grouping)? Give specific examples. | * Is your experience of grouping in the classroom similar or different from Agness’s experience (before she tried the new way of grouping)? Give specific examples. | ||
* Some people worry that in mixed groups those who work at a slower pace, or are less motivated, or less proficient in the language of instruction, or less skilled at the task (including slower at typing in ICT-supported lessons), might “coast” and allow others to do the work because they cannot keep up with their peers, or they might copy. What do you think about that? | * Some people worry that in mixed groups those who work at a slower pace, or are less motivated, or less proficient in the language of instruction, or less skilled at the task (including slower at typing in ICT-supported lessons), might “coast” and allow others to do the work because they cannot keep up with their peers, or they might copy. What do you think about that? | ||
* What do you think about Agness’s idea that pupils should be asked to hide their work and then show it to the teacher by using the mini-blackboards as “showboards”, to discourage copying during group work? [pic of showboards] | * What do you think about Agness’s idea that pupils should be asked to hide their work and then show it to the teacher by using the mini-blackboards as “showboards”, to discourage '''copying''' during group work? [pic of showboards] | ||
* What do you think about Brian’s idea of singling out pupils who copy, for example asking them a question or asking them to “show the class”? | * What do you think about Brian’s idea of singling out pupils who copy, for example asking them a question or asking them to “show the class”? | ||
* What could be other ways to prevent copying, “coasting” or “free riding” during mixed group work? | * What could be other ways to prevent copying, “coasting” or “free riding” during mixed group work? | ||
