Leighton added, “I liked working in groups
because you get other peoples’ opinions and it’s kind of nicer that way." Hallie said, “It’s
good to get started as a group and then go home and figure it out. I like to choose my
own groups because some people like to mess around and they take all the answers”.
Savanna added, “Some problems that I don’t really get, I like to see what other people
do to see if I know it [the answer]”. When referring back to my research question, “What
happens to student understanding when I require written explanations solving weekly
Habits of Mind problems?” I made the assertion that students improved their