EFFECTIVE GROUP WORK SKILLS
EFFECTIVE GROUP WORK SKILLS Active listening: Listening to others without interrupting Being able to summarize others' ideas Incorporating others' ideas into the ongoing discussion Sharing Sharing materials Taking turns Giving support: Accepting differences Being friendly Encouraging others Explaining skills: Conveying understanding an meaning in academic tasks Describing a problem, assignment or goal Identifying steps to be accomplished and reasons for the steps Summarize the work they have done or plan to do Give answers and explain how they got them. Seeking explanation from others Explaining what they do not understand Asking for help Leadership skills Planning Demonstrating initiative and enthusiasm The teacher may teach the use of specific phrases for students to use in summarizing, questioning, or expressing disagreement. Ways to encourage Assign the role of summarizer to a student and rotate the r...