Teacher’s Roles

INSTRUCTOR’S ROLE

1. Specify objectives for the lesson.

2. Make decisions about placing students in learning groups before the lesson is taught.
3. Explain the task and goal structure to the students.
4. Monitor the effectiveness of the groups and intervene to assist with tasks or to increase the students’
interpersonal and group skills.
5. Evaluate students’ achievement and help students discuss how well they collaborated with each
other.
6. Arrange the room, if needed.

Plan instructional materials to promote interdependence:

1. Materials - only one copy of the materials to each group.
2. Information - each student has part of the materials or information needed to complete the task.

Explaining the academic task:

1. Set the task so that students are clear about the assignment.
2. Explain the objectives of the lesson and relate the concepts and information to be studied to
students’ past experience and learning to ensure maximum transfer and retention.
3. Define relevant concepts, explain procedures students should follow, and give examples to help
students understand what they are to learn and do in completing the assignment.
4. Ask the class specific questions to check students’ understanding of the assignment.

Explaining criteria for success:

Evaluation must criterion-referenced, and criteria must be established for acceptable work. One
can also set criteria for the whole class (or group) to reach, such as doing better this week than last
week.
ROLES ROLE APPLICATION

Instructor Provides information

Facilitator Facilitates the activities

Moderator Leads class discussion

Expert Resource Responds to questions

Manager Manages logistics

Curriculum Specialist Selects and plans curriculum

Observer Observes task performance and

group process
Processor Reflects on social skills In group
Interaction
Model Models cooperative behavior

Coach Coaches skill performance

Evaluator Evaluates knowledge and

performance