Thanks for your comments, Jay! Yes, I have found that effective use of student learning groups reinforces knowledge and application because students are actually participating in each others' learning processes. I also believe it helps to develop additional critical skills such as communication, collaboration and sound thinking. The key, perhaps, is making sure that the groups' objectives, ground rules and flows of communication are all clearly defined. Thanks again and best wishes for continued success in using learning groups. Jay Hollowell ED106 Facilitator