Criterion 4:

Earlier this year, I took a class on cooperative learning. It really was eye-opening to see how group composition affected group performance. Previously, groups had been composed at random or through friendship groupings. After this course, I found the benefits in mixed ability groupings.

In this unit plan, you are able to see the changes that were made based on the research learned in this course. The section, Group Composition, on page 2 shows the research from Cooperative Learning by Robyn M.Gilles.