Are students in a group expected to read/view the same text/film for group interaction?
Some tasks require students to have read the same text and then discuss it together. Some other tasks expect students to get together and read different texts. Teachers might choose one kind of assessment task rather than the other for particular reasons. For example, if teachers had very weak students who may have problems actually talking to each other, teachers might choose to put them into groups where they have all read different stories or seen different films, so there will be an information gap, i.e. a natural reason to talk to each other, and a more effective assessment activity. On the other hand, if some students are quite articulate and have read/viewed the same text, teachers might group them together and ask them to see if there are any differences in their responses to the text. If they have all read the same book but they have different views, it may result in some very lively discussion.
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