Various strategies of Group Controlled Instruction

1. GROUP
CONTROLLED
INSTRUCTION
GCI

2. CONCEPT
 Instructional activities here are organized in a
group or sub groups where all members interact
with each other.
 Attain objectives like critical ability to examine
others views, express own views, develop
creativity, ability to cooperate
 When instruction is organized in such a manner
that student carry out the instructional activities
together in a group
 Learning due to interaction, learning by doing
 Learning is dependent on group interaction or
mutual support

3. IMPORTANCE
 In TCI and LCI feeling of competing with one
other defeating, spoils fun of children, not
lead a harmonious life
 GCI provides deeper understanding of
knowledge through participation in group
 Develop skilled human beings who could
support a society with democratic values
leading to harmonious life

4. TYPES OF GCI (on basis of
nature of activities)
• Make presentation on some topic
and discuss in group
• Acquire ability to clearly express
view, critically examine views and
tolerate
GROUP
INTERACTIVE
SESSION(GIS)
• Ability to work in teams
• Develop spirit of togetherness ,
belongingness, trust, cooperation
GROUP
ACTIVITIES
INVOLVING
TEAM WORK

5. GIS
 Intellectual discussion
 Theme or topic presented by teacher or
group member
 Allow others to participate and manage
CHAIRPERSON
PARTICIPANTS
SPEAKER
RECORDER

6. PRE INTERACTIVE SESSION
ACTIVITIES
 1) assign separate weightage to interactive
session
 2) allocation of topics- allocate for
presentation(20 min), suggest reference
books, just after reopening of school, keep
record of topic alloted
 3) decide dates of presentations – decide and
notify date, prepare write up in advance
 4) guiding and motivating student for
preparations of write ups

7.  5) making seating arrangement- to see and
listen each other, circular arrangement
 6) orientation of students- state purpose,
evaluate on basis of write up, presentation
and participation, discussion
 7) circulating write ups- in advance for
preparation
 8) demonstration involving team of teachers

8. CONDUCTING INTERACTIVE
SESSIONS
 Responsibility of chairperson
 Function as elaborator, moderator and
controller
 Activities of chairperson
initiator
• Speaker presents topic
• Then participation by students and some rules
are- raise hands for ques, wait for chairperson
permission, all ques addressed to chairperson,
no participant will interrupt in another talk

9. motivator
• Invite passive listeners
• Remain alert and read facial expression of individual
• Encourage to participate
• Polite in behaviour
• Appreciate the views
facilitator
• Summarise the ideas expressed by participants
• At time of arguments and counter arguments,
conclude
• But not main speaker

10. elaborator
• When speaker not able to express ideas, elaborate his
views
• You should facilitate them by asking ques or raising
points
moderator
• Overall environment of session with a view to maintain
warmth of interpersonal feelings
• Keep total time allotted in mind and organize so each
student express his ideas
• If novel ideas speak more
• When tension comes, maintain neutrality and mediate
and sum up without hurting feelings

11. controller
• When discussion goes beyond context,
bring back to theme
CLOSING THE INTERACTIVE
SESSION
*within time allotted
*highlight and summarize
views and arguments
*takes note during session

12. Interactive sessions
conducted by students
 Divide class into smaller groups
 Student themselves choose chairperson
 Student participate no fear of teacher
 After observation of 8-10 sessions
 Teacher can act as participant
 Guide and feedback chairperson

13. POST INTERACTIVE SESSION
ACTIVITIES
 Organising lecture discussion
 Providing references and encouraging them
to use library resources and prepare notes
 Organising practical of field based activities,
if necessary these may be discussed
 Assessing the gain in their knowledge, skills
and attitude
 Collect students reaction, opinions and
suggestions on the conduct and effectiveness

14. COOPERATIVE LEARNING METHODS
 Develop skill of cooperation, belongingness
and team spirit and reduce competition
 It is a group or peer learning
 Work together to achieve common goal
 Generates more intrinsic motivation

15. STEPS(ORGANISING COOPERATIVE
LEARNING)
FORMATION OF GROUPS
• Class into small groups
• Heterogeneity among students in respect of
sex, intelligence
PREPARATION OF COOPRATIVE
LEARNING SHEETS
• Prepare sheets for all topics to be taught
• Learning sheets consists of objectives,
activities to be done in acc with content
and evaluation

16. ORIENTATION TO THE STUDENTS
• Inform about cooperative learning
• Learning point discussed collectively
• One can explain another
• Informed that not be evaluated individually
•Average performance of group will be index of
group learning
CONDUCTING COOPERATIVE
LEARNING SESSIONS
• Allot time, distribute sheets
• All group carry out learning activity acc to
guideline
• Provide flexibility to students to modify
• Every member evaluated and can help others
• Give feedback to groups
• Give report at end

17. ADVANTAGES
 Informal situation is created
 Freedom to explore ideas , discuss and
sharpen thinking
 Able to translate teacher language into own
 Learn by participating
 Provide individual attention to and get
assistance from one another

18. GROUP INVESTIGATION
 Problem / question whose answer not readily
available require investigation
 The process in which a group of students
select problem or question and tries to find
out their solution collectively in a scientific
manner

19. ORGANISING GROUP
INVESTIGATION
 A) selection of problem
 B) cooperative planning
* plan their work, collection of evidence, sources and
allocation of work
*Estimate time devoted
*How data analysed and who will analyse
*Way to report
C) Implementation
*start acc to plan
* complete within time
D) Analysis and synthesis- logically for valid results

20.  D) preparation of report and presentation
* brief report about information about how work
done and findings
* not more than few pages
* not technical but write up
E) Evaluation
* work of each team
* evidence adequate and valid solution arrived
* provide feedback

21. GROUP PROJECTS
 Broader concept of investigation
 Examples- presentations of models of different
types of houses in particular region of country
 Models of hydro electric power generators
 Models of different types of dams
 GROUP PROJECTS means a planned set of
activities which are undertaken by a group of
students with defined object and which results
in a finished product or practical
accomplishment

22. STEPS
a) Formation of groups- class into 5-7 student
groups(heterogeneous)
b) Proposing- what is done, objective stated, take
guidance
c) Planning – various means selected, action plan
chalked out, activities identified and work
allotted
d) Implementing- by members acc to plan,
encouraged to discuss and help each other,
come out with finished product
e) Evaluation- on basis of objectives, how closely
and cooperatively group worked, arrange
exhibition of products, invite 1 or 2 teachers to
judge.