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DiscussionModel
Is about
Thisisaninstructionalstrategythatinvolvesstudentssharingideasaboutacommontopic.Ibelievethiswouldbeveryusefultouseinaliteratureclass
orahistoryclass.
Theory
ComesfromtheCognitivelearningtheory
thatstudentslearnbetterbyusing
languageandcommunication.
CanalsobelinkedtoVygotskyifusing
groupwork,orusingsocialinteractionto
gainadeeperknowledge.
Alsobasedonthesociallearningtheory
byutilizingsocialinteractiontoconstruct
knowledge.
Assessment
Studentsunderstandingofthetopiccan
beassessedinatraditionalwaysuchas
shortansweroressay.
Makestudentsshowevidencetosupport
theirargument.
Makingstudentssupportanddefendtheir
argumentwillassesstheircriticalthinking
ability.
Usingsystematicobservationscanassess
thesocialdevelopmentaspect.
Planning
IdentifyingTopics
Pickatopicthatcanbearguedfrom
differentsides.
SpecifyingLearningObjectives
First,youwantyourstudentstothink
deeperandmoreanalytically.
Second,youwantdiscussiontoprovide
practiceofcriticalthinking.
Thirdly,discussionshouldcontributeto
socialdevelopment.
DevelopingStudentKnowledge
Discussionshouldfollowalesson
EstablishingStructure
Givestudentsdirection
Modification
Foryoungerchildren,materialsneedtobe
concreteandeasytoaccess.
Basicsocialskillsshouldbeemphasized
foryoungerchildren.
Technologycanalsobeusedtomodifythe
material.Electronicscanbeusedasthe
mediumforwhichdiscussiontakesplace.
Implementing
Introduction
Theteacherpresentsanissueand
discussionstarter.
Exploration
Studentsexplorethetopic,clarifytheir
thinking,andtakeaposition.
Closure
Majorpointsinthediscussionare
summarized.
Motivation
Studentsgenerallyexperiencesomeform
ofsuccessingroupactivitieswhichiskey
tomotivation.
Involvementisalsoaverybigmotivating
factor.
Studentsarealsomotivatedtosupportand
defendtheiropinionsontopics.
Thismodelisgreatforhelpingstudentsdevelopandsupporttheiropinions.Thispromotescriticalthinkingandgivesstudentsthe
opportunitytohearmanydifferentargumentsandviewpointsonatopic.Couldbemostutilizedinahistoryorliteratureclass
whereopinionsontopicscanbediscussed.