Group work has long been touted as an effective way to engage middle school students in science. Effective group work can promote problem solving, creativity, and language development, as well as foster social skills (Cohen and Lotan 2014). One way to help facilitate effective group work is through structuring student interactions using various teaching strategies (see "tips and strategies for effective group work" in Supplemental Materials). Regardless of the strategies used, effective group work requires that students make decisions and collaborate meaningfully with their peers (Cohen and Lotan 2014). When students collaborate with one another, we can help them understand this is much like the collaborations that scientists and engineers engage in as they do their work.
problem solvingcreativityvarious teaching
KATIE MURANO、JESSE WILCOX、JACLYN EASTER、CAT LUCHT
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Carlisle Elementary in Carlisle, Iowa
the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa
NSTL
