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Should Students Form their Own Groups?

When using groups, teachers can form the groups or they can let students select their group members. When the groups are only working together for a class period or part of one, who forms the groups is less critical. However, recent research results offer convincing evidence that when the group interactions are more extend and students are working collectively on a project, there are some good reasons why teachers should form the groups.

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