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Seventh grade teacher: "My students have been working together in groups for a while now. They're getting along fine. But I'm finding that a lot of them still don't understand the work. I tell them to |work together and that it is all right to help each other. Sometimes I worry that they are only giving each other the answers. How can I get them to focus on problem solving and not just putting down the right answer?"
Mathematics educators are increasingly placing high priority on developing reasoning and problem-solving skills and have come to recognize the importance of small-group work as a context for developing and communicating mathematical ideas. As ...