Assignment 1

ASSIGNMENT: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 2

ROCHEL INOC ESPINOSA                                              BEED-2

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

·        Peer competition is a social group composed of individual wherein each student compete with one another . While positive interdependence is an element of cooperative and collaborative learning  where members of a group who share common goals perceive that working together is individually and collectively beneficial , and success depends on the participation of all the members. They must defend their individual learning or principle so they undergo debate to ones group or opponent.

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?

·        YES, because effective teacher is caring who know their students create relationships that enhance the learning process. In a group if some of the members don’t show positive interpersonal and communication skills, the teacher should be able to have the ff: passion, humor, values and attitude, patience, enthusiasm and commitment. In that way the students must be responsible to their group. In additional, the teacher must encourage her/his students to be active.

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

·        YES, because how can students learn if they are not cooperate the group. Cooperate or collaborative is needed in a group work to gained effective learning. In which evaluation is a cooperative process with emphasis on self-evaluation. In which students are encourage to trust in themselves as well as in external sources.  In which students feel they are accepted in the group. In additional, which encourages openness of self rather than concealment of self.

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?

·        The group members can ensure that the students or members of the group don’t totally dependent on others by letting them to have chance to speak in the front of group members. In practical terms, the teacher grade individual by letting individual to stand in front and have the chance to speak. In additional, being a teacher I will use the silent type method of teaching. If the groups formed a circle the teacher must facilitate the students by using silent type method.

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

·        Because not all classroom learning situations are needed in cooperative learning. Example: the individual activities, projects, assignments and others. One of the richest resources for learning is the learner himself. Each individual has an accumulation of experiences, ideas, feelings, and attitudes which comprise a rich vein of material for problem solving and learning.