I've never worked with such large groups, and with my students I suspect that larger groups would promote more laziness in certain students who love to get a free ride. I think some of my students would also remain silent during team discussions if the team was too big--smaller groups make it easier to ensure that everyone speaks (an important goal since I teach language). But it sounds like you are seeing some positive aspects in your class, so perhaps it would work with them. Christine On 2010/08/27 10:07, Nancy Sohler wrote: > I had a larger than expected enrollment and a number of students who > entered the classroom late, so -- after some confusion in setting up > groups -- I ended up developing groups that have 9 or 10 members > (instead of the consistently suggested group size of 5 to 7 members). > I realize this isn't optimal...but I'm leaning toward leaving the > groups like this. > They worked well together in determining the grading distribution > today, and already seemed to begin the bonding process in several > obvious ways. > Does anyone have experience with TBL with larger than optimal groups? > Should I leave things as they are for this year, or make a change > before things get to far? > Thanks--(clearly I'm a TBL-newbie!) -- ******* Christine Kuramoto, Assistant Professor: Medical English Kyushu University, Department of Medical Education Faculty of Medical Sciences 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan Phone: (+81)92-642-6186 Fax: (+81)92-642-6188 E-mail: [log in to unmask]