ASSIGNMENT IN ED. TECH 2

JEZEBEL V. DINOY BEED- II

ASSIGNMENT IN ED. TECH 2

            1. Discuss the difference between peer competition and positive interdependence in a group. Simply said, aren’t there debates in group work?

            ANSWER: Peer competition is competing against one’s peers for the opportunity to be named the winner in the group, while the positive interdependence is linking students together so one cannot succeed unless all group members succeed. It is a heart of cooperative learning. If there is no positive interdependence, there is no cooperation.            

 2. What can be done in case some members of a group do not show positive interpersonal and communication skills? Can the teacher help in this situation?

ANSWER: YES, because the teacher have a responsibility to their students in that case by giving a motivation and strategies how the students of he/ she will cooperate so that the skills of his/ her students will enhance. If the teacher will not do that the interpersonal of their students will not be a good in life.

3.  Do skills in listening, negotiating, compromising, punctuality, tolerance (giving others a chance to speak) part of the social skills needed in group work?

ANSWER: Yes, It will need to a group to have skills in listening, negotiating, compromising, punctuality, tolerance in a teacher so that they understand and know of what the problem hard to solve. Although, it is important also to the students to become a professional someday in their life so that they achieve the successful in life.

 4.   How can group members ensure that each member of the group is also accountable for the group work, and not totally dependent on others? In practical terms, how can the teacher grade individual students fairly in a group activity for one single output?

ANSWER: For me, to ensure the accountable to the group, each member should have a work to do so that their skills will be enhanced and their knowledge will be improved.  In this case the teacher grade individual student through fairly while the observation of the teacher in their student will be good. The teacher also will give a freedom to their students to do the activity so that the students will know about it in their own ability.

5.  While cooperative learning is a very good avenue for teachers to help students learn effectively, why is it not to be adopted in all classroom learning situations?

ANSWER: For me, we all know that the teacher will help to their student to be an effective learner but as I can say that some student don’t like of what their teachers teach like they say: “it is boring” but we know that the teacher do anything because of the future in he/she’s students life so that, for me all the classroom learning can be adopted to me as part as I know.