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Co-operative Learning Structure in Group Music Composition

Reflection Journal
At the end of the study, students completed a two-page
journal with some guiding questions to gather how they
felt about the activities.

Q1.

Do you enjoy working in a group? Why?

Q2.

Does working in a group help you complete the tasks assigned to you? How?

Q3.

What are the benefits of working in groups for you personally?

Q4a.

What are some of the problems you encountered when working in groups?

Q4b.

How did your group go about solving the problems?

Q5.

If you were given a choice to do a similar composition, would you choose to do it in
groups or on your own? Why?

Q6.

How do you feel about your group’s composition? Are you satisfied with the outcome?
Why?

Q7.

Do you now feel more confident about composing music? Why?

Q8.

If you are given another chance to learn more or do another music composition,
would you do it? Why?

Table 3: Guiding Questions in Students’ Reflection Journal

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