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Classroom Discussions

Classroom Discussions. Help or Hindrance?. Helpful?. Based on personal experience, have you found classroom discussion to be helpful in your learning process? What is the most essential part to providing a helpful and successful classroom discussion?

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Classroom Discussions

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  1. Classroom Discussions Help or Hindrance?

  2. Helpful? • Based on personal experience, have you found classroom discussion to be helpful in your learning process? • What is the most essential part to providing a helpful and successful classroom discussion? • What are positive things that students can take away from this kind of environment?

  3. Benefits • Whole group discussions provide for greater interaction between teacher and students. • Instructors maintain a greater control over what is being taught because they are able to steer the discussion. • Auditory learners find them appealing to their learning style. • Students have a tendency to stay focused on the lesson because they might be called on to answer questions. • Students may feel more comfortable asking questions during whole group discussions. • Whole group discussion is comfortable for many teachers because it is a modified version of a lecture.

  4. Hindrance? • Based on personal experiences, have you been in a situation where classroom discussion was not helpful? • How might classroom discussions be a hindrance? • Does classroom discussion benefit all students?

  5. Negatives • Whole group discussions require setting up and enforcing ground rules for students. If these rules are not enforced then there is a possibility for the discussion to quickly go off topic. • Students who are weak in note-taking skills will have trouble understanding what they should retain from the discussion. • Some students may not be comfortable being put on the spot during discussions.

  6. “Strategies for Fostering Effective Classroom Discussions” • 1. Set clear expectations for student participation in discussion sessions. • 2. Break the ice with informal talk outside of class. • 3. Control and use classroom space strategically. • 4. Use eye contact purposefully and strategically. • 5. Avoid open questions; call on individual students. • 6. Ask good questions.

  7. Time and Place • Are discussions appropriate for all classes and classroom settings? • What is an example of a situation where discussion could be appropriate or inappropriate? • What are essentials in having a successful discussion?

  8. Table of Contents • http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/tc/discussion.htm • http://712educators.about.com/od/lessonplans/p/discussions.htm

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