Which one of the following cooperative groups is using the jigsaw technique?
a. When studying types of mountains (volcanic, dome, fold, and block), each student studies one type and teaches what he or she has learned to other group members.
b. When attempting to solve several challenging mathematics problems, group members brainstorm possible ways of solving each one.
c. As it prepares for a debate about capital punishment, a cooperative group decides which group member will present which argument.
d. After everyone has read Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, group members divide up the scenes of the play, and each student skims through his or her scenes for examples of symbolism.
Question 2
Ms. Parisi, a fifth-grade teacher, wants all of her students to be able to see her easily. She has learned from one of her professional journals that the students nearest the teacher are more likely to pay attention and learn in class. So as she arranges her classroom at the beginning of the year, she puts her desk in the center of the room and puts the students' desks in three concentric circles around her. With the textbook's discussion about arranging the classroom in mind, identify the biggest problem with Ms. Parisi's arrangement.
a. Students will be facing other students as well as her.
b. Students in the second and third rows will be unlikely to pay attention.
c. Ms. Parisi will not be able to see the entire class from where she is seated.
d. Students will be confused by the irregularity of the classroom arrangement and feel anxious as a result.
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