Challenge-based learning was not what I thought. It is a variation of most of the partnering pedagogies. I thought that there would be criteria in a specific "challenge". There are no limits, requirements or restrictions. A challenge is just like a problem in problem-based learning. It must be a real-world, authentic challenge/problem.
Apple produced a very nice classroom guide. It is worth printing in full page. I will keep it in my reproducible resource pile.
As far as researching partnering pedagogies in general, I found the information for using heterogeneous groupings was compelling. Ability was the big factor for groupings. Students may not benefit from mixed-ability groups. Ability grouping has been a touchy issue in education. This information leaves me in the same quandary that the education profession is in.
I am going to make a disclaimer. In the research that I found on this topic for this assignment, I found that there were several phrases that should be good--"research says . . . "positive benefits". I don't like or feel comfortable with the phrase "research says . . . "positive benefits" when there are no articles or specific research projects actually cited. Kagan was an exception by showing specific information from a research project in his online article, Cooperative Learning Structures Can Increase Student Achievement.
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