DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION

Small Group discussions

Active learning can be implemented by organizing the class into small groups of students who can work together, foster their own learning strategy and create an atmosphere in which information sharing can takes place. Instructional techniques involving group controlled learning

experiences provide room for the learner’s self-development and active participation in the teaching learning process. A discussion is a teaching technique that involves exchange of ideas with active learning and participation by all concerned. Discussion is an active process of teacher-pupil involvement in the classroom environment. This allows a student present its own perspective about something freely. Four basic concepts are to be considered for initiating small group discussion.

• Process – the interactions that takes place within the group

• Roles – each group member’s specific responsibilities within the group

• Leadership – the capacity to guide and direct others in a group setting

• Cohesion- group members support for one another

• Different Types of Small Group Discussions

·         Brain Storming

·          Tutorials

·          Buzz session

·          Task-directed discussion

·          Role playing

·          Simulation

·          Inquiry centered discussion