Discussion in Postsecondary Classrooms: A Review of the Literature
Spoken language is, arguably, the primary means by which teachers teach and students learn. Much of the literature on language in classrooms has focused on disc...
Why peer discussion improves student performance on in-class concept questions
When students answer an in-class conceptual question individually using clickers, discuss it with their neighbors, and then revote on the same question, the percentage of correct answers typically increases. This outcome could result from gains in understanding during discussion, or simply from peer …
Student Team Learning
Three Student Team Learning techniques have been extensively researched and found to significantly increase student learning. In Student Teams Achievement...
Cooperative Learning: Improving university instruction by basing practice on validated theory
Cooperative learning is an example of how theory validated by research may be applied to instructional practice. The major theoretical base for...