### Tips for working with groups in the classroom.

*Collaborative work is a didactic approach that is used in the classroom for the acquisition of knowledge through a work dynamic.*
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*It is very important to achieve a good result in the works and allows students to interact with each other, have the ability to dialogue, get to know each other better and be able to reach decision-making, it allows to reinforce the values, their skills and abilities.*

*The objective of this approach is for students to work, build their own knowledge and be enriched by the exchange of ideas; It consists of working together to achieve a common goal, in addition to developing many skills in the actors and achieve a comprehensive education.*
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*Collaborative work is a very simple tool to use in class and has many advantages, here we will study some:*


ADVANTAGES OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
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1. Encourage learning to learn: students build their own knowledge through the exchange of ideas with their peers and the search for solutions.

2. It generates reciprocal dependence: everyone depends on everyone, creates a dependence responsible for a common good.

3. Reinforce individual autonomy: each student is responsible for a part of the task to contribute and achieve the common good.

4. Strengthens values: put into practice responsibility, solidarity and teamwork.

5. Improve relationships: since students communicate with colleagues of different characters.

6. They allow students to process information and learn from it.

7. Facilitate attention: students become teachers of their own classmates.

8. Develop self-evaluation capacity.

9. Increase self-esteem.

10. Motivate students and create new learning experiences.


## How to apply collaborative work in the classroom?
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1. Select 4 or 5 students per group: the groups can not be too big or too small and achieve better fluency.

2. Create balanced groups: students must mix according to their abilities, abilities and needs.

3. Adapt the workplace: it is important to distribute the groups according to the size of the classroom and facilitate communication.

4. Establish the rules: it is important to create standards from the beginning for this type of work; It is important to respect the opinions of others, listen and let others listen.

5. Act as a conductor and observer: the role of teachers is very important, you must make clear the objective of the work.

Source of information:
[1](http://www.aulaplaneta.com/2014/10/23/recursos-tic/diez-razones-para-aplicar-el-aprendizaje-colaborativo-en-el-aula/), [2](http://www.aulaplaneta.com/2015/07/07/recursos-tic/cinco-consejos-para-trabajar-con-grupos-en-el-aula/), [3](http://mailing.uahurtado.cl/cuaderno_educacion_41/pdf/art_trabajo_colaborativo.pdf)

Greetings to all, working for a better education