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Response Group
What is it? 
A response group is a group of students who critically respond to questions, case studies, presentations, and work samples. Response groups are often found in writing classrooms.
Response Group
What are the educational uses and benefits?
Assessment:
- Instructors can use group response to determine the success of a lesson or assignment.
- Instructors can use group response to evaluate student comprehension.
Communication:
- Students must work with others collaboratively in order to establish responses.
Critical Thinking:
- Participation in response groups encourages students to evaluate the performance of themselves and others
Response Group
Can I see an example?
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Response Group
How do I get started?
- A response group is a group of students who critically respond to questions, case studies, presentations, and work samples.
- When assigning a response group it is important to inform the students as to the appropriate conduct of the group.
- When assigning a response group it is important to include a rubric to establish what the student must accomplish in their response group.
Synchronous Response Groups
In an online environment research groups can be conducted and evaluated using:
- Audio Conferencing
- Breakout Rooms
- E-Learning at UF
- Elluminate Live!
- IM or Chat
- Second Life
- Video Conferencing
- Web Conferencing
Asynchronous Response Groups
Response Group
Where can I learn more?
- Group Response Systems - PDF: An article on investigating the effects of group response systems on learning outcomes in higher education.
- Learning through Response: An article from "The English Journal" on using response groups in the classroom.
- Peer Response Groups in the Writing Classroom - Theoretic Foundations and New Directions: An article from the American Educational Research Association.
- Teaching Writing with Peer Response Groups Encouraging Revision: An article on teaching writing by utilizing response groups.
For information on tools available to conduct and evaluate synchronous Response Groups visit:
- Audio Conferencing
- Breakout Rooms
- E-Learning at UF
- Elluminate Live!
- IM or Chat
- Second Life
- Video Conferencing
- Web Conferencing
For information on tools available to conduct and evaluate asynchronous Response Groups visit:
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