| Description |
xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239) and index. |
| Contents |
Learning about KPA -- The Search for Successful Groups -- Groups for a Democracy -- Groupings for Literacy Instruction -- Groups That Get Along -- What Is KPA? -- Knowledge -- Power -- Affection -- The KPA Model -- Cohesiveness: Community -- Circumstances That Promote Knowledge -- Some Considerations -- Talk -- Goals and Expectations -- Preparation and Assessment -- Roles and Tasks -- Membership -- Motivation -- Time -- Remembering -- Knowledge Minivignettes -- Circumstances That Promote Power -- Five Types of Leader Power -- Status -- Voice -- Choice -- Power Minivignettes -- Circumstances That Promote Affection -- Teachers Who Care -- Affection Minivignettes -- KPA in Action -- Dramatization -- "DEAR" Time -- Singing -- Cooperative Groups: Response to Literature -- Parents as Partners -- Tutorial with a Teacher -- Literature Circles -- Designing a Rubric -- Special Buddies -- Learning about Groups -- Group Dynamics -- Group Roles -- Cohesion, Morale, and Self-Involvement -- Status -- Diagnosis of Group Problems -- Implications -- Research about Ability Grouping -- Group Formation -- Curriculum and Instruction in High and Low Groups -- Social Impacts of Group Placement -- Alternatives to Ability Grouping -- Changing Practice -- Group Size -- Sizes of Within-Class Groups -- Class Size -- Creating a KPA Community -- Common Concerns about Groups -- Preparing for Group Work -- Teaching Skills in Groups -- Determining Group Membership -- Managing Multiple Groups -- The Teacher's Role. |
| Subject |
Group work in education.
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Language arts.
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Reading.
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| ISBN |
0205309208 |
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9780205309207 |
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