Contents Links How to use this site Assessment Curriculum Media Methods Equal Opportunities in the Classroom	Using the Class Group  The Class Group An important feature of most face-to-face teaching is that it takes place with a group of students. Sessions such as formal lectures seem to attempt to legislate the group dimension out of existence (unsuccessfully, of course), but most other teaching recognises its enormous potential to help or hinder learning. The following pages address a small selection of the issues about groups of learners: Group size Group development Group cultures Small group working Roles in groups Participation levels Large groups The course of a course

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ATHERTON J S (2005) Teaching and Learning:    [On-line] UK: Available:  Accessed:

Original material © James Atherton: last up-dated 15 August, 2005

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