Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id KAA21087; Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:32:45 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:32:45 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <2.2.32.20000124152306.034389e0@mail.teleport.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Sylvan Rainwater <sylrain@teleport.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:214] Re: Cooperative Learning versus Cheating X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Status: O Content-Length: 833 Lines: 21 At 06:37 AM 1/5/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Hello, >Most of us have been in education for an extended period of time. With >that statement, I ask the following question. When does cooperative >learning end and cheating begin? Please when you respond please state the >number of years you have been in education and what levels you teach. >Thanks > > > I only consider it "cheating" if they are doing an assessment test. Then I make it explicit that they are not to talk or help each other. To assist with that, I make sure that people sitting next to each other have different tests. Other than that, I encourage all the collaboration they want. Working together is a more important skill than any other. Sylvan Rainwater . Portland, OR USA . sylrain@teleport.com --------------------------------------------------------------
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Tue Jan 16 2001 - 14:46:51 EST