Which concept refers to a general agreement among participants on key concepts in a lesson?

• A. Cognitive Collaboration
• B. Consensus
• C. Active Learning
• D. Curriculum

Answer: (B)

Consensus refers to a general agreement among participants on key concepts in a lesson. When a class reaches consensus, students and the teacher share a common understanding of the main ideas, which helps guide discussion, assessment, and subsequent activities. This shared understanding ensures everyone is using terms and concepts consistently, making it easier to build on ideas and address misunderstandings. For example, in a science lesson about ecosystems, the group would agree on the main concepts like producers, consumers, and energy flow, and use those terms together moving forward. The other terms describe different aspects: cognitive collaboration is about the mental processes involved in working together, active learning emphasizes engaging, participatory activities, and curriculum refers to the planned content and sequence of what is taught, not the group’s level of agreement on concepts.