"Groups need specific time to discuss how well they are
achieving their goals and maintaining effective working
relationships among members. Instructors structure group
processing by assigning tasks as (a) list at least three member
actions that helped the group be successful and (b) list one
action that could be added to make the group even more
successful tomorrow." Johnson et al. (2006, 1:30) Group
processing in cooperative learning has several purposes: - Allow
the group to improve its work together continuously over time. -
Focus attention on group members' contributions in order to
increase individual accountability. - Make the learning process
simpler through streamlining. - Reduce or eliminate actions that
don't contribute positively to the group's learning. - Feedback:
Each student in the group gives and receives positive feedback
on their contribution to the group. It's very important that the
feedback is positive in order to generate forward momentum
towards improving performance. - Reflection: Stu