Communities of learners often create conceptual artifacts as they study a topic. Which one of the following is the best example of such an artifact?
a. Students jointly write a one-act play based on a short story they've been reading.
b. Students write their own, individual summaries of what they think the class has accomplished each week.
c. Students jointly create a board game that puts the economic principle of supply-and-demand into action.
d. Students jointly create a diagram that helps them understand the water cycle. They occasionally revise it as they learn more about evaporation and condensation.
Question 2
Three of the following are typical elements of effective cooperative learning sessions. Which one is not typical of such sessions?
a. To succeed, group members must depend on one another.
b. Groups consist of several students of similar ability.
c. Group members must individually demonstrate what they have learned.
d. Groups work toward clear, concrete goals.