Cooperative Grouping
Individual accountability. Each member is responsible for doing their own fair share of the work and for mastering all the material.
Positive interdependence. Team members have to rely upon one another.
Face-to-face interaction. Some or all of the group effort must be spent with members working together.
Appropriate use of interpersonal skills. Members must receive instruction and then practice leadership, decision-making, communication, and conflict management.
Regular self-assessment of group functioning. Groups need to evaluate how well their team is functioning, where they could improve, and what they should do differently in the future.