Which one of the following best illustrates the use of base groups in cooperative learning?
a. Students in a third-grade class are divided into several different reading groups based on their current reading levels.
b. Students in a social studies class work in groups of three or four to conduct in-depth research projects in their local, inner-city neighborhood.
c. Students in a literature class select one of four Shakespearian plays to read; students reading the same play convene for several half-hour discussions of the play.
d. Students in a history class spend the last five minutes of each class session in small, semester-long groups in which they can compare class notes and help one another with sources of confusion.
Question 2
If you wanted to take a Vygotskian approach to teaching students a new study strategy, you would be most likely to:
a. Initially work collaboratively with students in applying the strategy, gradually withdrawing your support as they become more proficient in using it.
b. Explain how the human memory system works and relate the strategy to effective memory processes.
c. Show students how little they can remember when they use their current, ineffective strategies, thereby motivating them to learn the new strategy.
d. Wait until students are at least 11 or 12 years old and thus capable of abstract thought.
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