Let students know that those who are strong in content will have their test scores increased by the same number of points as their partner who is weaker in content. This next step in enacting the cosmo duos in the classroom focuses on giving grades and classroom credit for students who successfully help their peers do better academically. More specifically, if a student who had a test score of 55 on a test receives a grade of 65 after being partnered up with a peer who scored a 90 on the same test, the test score of the student with a 90 increases to 100.
