Group Assessments

Group assessment ideas after reading articles:
For the 10th through 12th grade levels.

Teach others about yourself, and learn about others. Introduction to each other
*to help gain respect for yourself and others
*except that individuals are different and that is a OKAY thing to be different.

Icebreakers
*initiative games to break down personal barriors
*cooperative games to build team work
*help build respect among classmates and eventually group members

Discuss expectations
*go over what is going to be assigned as group work
*encourage students to work with new people
*explain groups should not have same group members on group assignments, so choose each group wisely

Groups
*group members will grade each other on their work and participation in the group
*teacher will also grade based on observations in class and feedback from groups, and obviously quality of work
*improvement as group teamwork is expected throughout the quarters and year

Culture presentation
*students in groups will research a culture and give a presentation to the class

Culture lesson
*students in groups will learn a traditional game/sport or activity of the studied culture and a competitive game/sport or activity and teach to the entire class

Reflection
*students will write a professional and honest reflection report on how their group worked. what worked well, what didn't work well and why they thing this is.
*students will state what they learned and what they would do differently in the future.

The students will be given class time to practice their activities and sports in class time. students will also have the opportunity to discuss what their plan is with the teacher during class time. For the first group project the teacher will form groups for the students. The instructor needs to provide the opportunity for students to privately discuss concerns with the group members. However, as upperclassmen they should be able to handle simple delegation of work individually.