This article reports the findings of a one-year longitudinal study that investigated the impact of group work on the development of students' critical thinking in Hong Kong secondary schools. It explores whether the participation of teachers in a group-based teaching intervention adapted from an earlier study conducted in the United Kingdom (UK)…

This paper discusses three types of writing experiences, "Writing Roulette,""The Even-Steven Swap Game," and "The Open-Ended Story with a Slant," that can be used in a writing workshop for disabled readers at the secondary level. Each activity emphasizes writing but provides motivation for students to read each other's work. Students will have…

In the secondary school drama course at Phillips Exeter Academy (New Hampshire), the emphasis is upon group cooperation. Founded on the theories of Stanislavsky, teaching is directed toward a broad variety of skills in acting, directing, stage designing, and playwriting. The main focus of the program is on acting, which is taught in a sequence of…