small group work
Cluster learning activity
Small group work is a collaborative learning or working arrangement where a few people—typically three to six—tackle a task together.
Common in classrooms and workplaces, it distributes participation more evenly than whole-group settings and lets people build on each other's ideas: The teacher assigned small group work on the case study.
The format assumes that discussion and shared effort produce better outcomes than individual work alone.
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperative learningEducational approach using teamwork
- team buildingFostering workplace collaboration
- huddleClose protective gathering
brainstorm · breakout · pairs · partners · round robin · discussion · circle · cluster · workshop · seminar · cohort · pod · table · whiteboard · sticky notes · hands on · active learning · roles
small group worksolo work
Creation by one person
independent work · independent study · self-study · private study · one-on-one tutoring
small, smaller, smallest, group, groups, grouped, grouping, groupings, work