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CLEP Intro Edu Psych

Category - Pedagogy

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Mrs. Nelson is a 5th grade teacher. Her class is very diverse and includes students from different cultural backgrounds and of different abilities. She uses cooperative learning to increase retention, development in oral communication and social skills, and positive relations among diverse student groups. During these activities, Mrs. Nelson randomly calls on one group member to share. She does this to make sure each group member is involved in the assignment. Which element of cooperative learning does this describe?
  1. Positive interdependence
  2. Face-to-face interaction
  3. Individual and group accountability
  4. Interpersonal and small group skill
  5. Group processing
Explanation
Answer: C -This situation is an example of individual and group accountability. Individual and group accountability prevents individuals from shirking their part of the group work. The team is required to complete projects as a group, but individual accountability is also highly valued.
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