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Discussion Model Matrix

Discussion is an instructional strategy that involves students sharing ideas about a common topic. This model emphasizes student student interaction, and it can be efficiently combined with group work and cooperative learning. Unsuccesful discussions usually result from students' lack of prior knowledge, outgoing or aggressive students dominating the discussion, or unclear directions.

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Discussion Model Matrix

Discussion is an instructional strategy that involves students sharing ideas about a common topic. This model emphasizes student student interaction, and it can be efficiently combined with group work and cooperative learning. Unsuccesful discussions usually result from students' lack of prior knowledge, outgoing or aggressive students dominating the discussion, or unclear directions.

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Discussionisaninstructionalstrategythatinvolvesstudentssharingideasaboutacommontopic.Thismodelemphasizesstudentstudentinteraction,anditcan
beefficientlycombinedwithgroupworkandcooperativelearning.

Theory
Thediscussionmodelissimilartogroupworkand
cooperativelearninginthatitemphasizesstudent
studentinteraction.Groupworkcanbeefficiently
combinedwithcooperativelearningstrategiesand
otherinstructionalmethods.Unsuccessful
discussionsusuallyresultfromstudentslackof
priorknowledge,outgoingoraggressivestudents
dominatingthediscussion,oruncleardirections.

Implementing
Phase3:Closure
Thisiswherethemajorpointsofthelesson
isdiscussedandsummarized.Thisistohelp
clarifypointsofagreementand
disagreement.

Planning
Specifylearningobjectivesforthestudentsto
thinkinadeeperandanalyticalway,suchas
hearingavarietyofdifferentperspectivesto
deepenthestudentsunderstandings.
Makesurethestudentshaveanextensive
knowledgeinaboutthetopicbeforebeginninga
discussion.
Establishstructurebysplittingthelessoninto
differentways.

Assessing
Byatraditionalessayformtoassessthe
studentsunderstandingofthecontentand
criticalthinkingabilities.
Discussionisinformalandmainlybasedonthe
teachersobservationswhiletheyinteractwith
otherstudents.
Askthestudentstomakesupportivestatements,
giveevidencetosupporttheirassertions.

Implementing
Phase1:Introduction
Theteacherpresentsanissueanddiscussionstarterby
attractingattentionandgivingbackground
knowledge.
Phase2:Exploration
Thestudentsexplorethetopicofthelesson,clarify
theirthinking,andtakeaposition.Thisstage
promotesstudentinvolvementanddeeper
understandings.Helpsdevelopcriticalthinkingand
socialdevelopment/interaction.

Motivation/
Modification
Motivation:
Capitalizingonthemotivatingeffectsof
socialinteractionandinvolvement.
Modification:
Canebeusedwithyoungchildreniftheyre
carefullyorganized,providecleardirections,and
usefamiliarmaterials,suchasarecentlyread
story.Canuseeffectiveelectronic
communications.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

TheDiscussionModelisahelpfulwayforthestudentstobeingroupsandtodiscusswiththeirpeersofthelessonbecauseitemphasizesstudentstudent

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