This small group interative learning method teaches on how to conduct and encage the students in an innovative way. In this method each student can participate actively.
3. SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE LEARNING
Small group teaching has become more popular as it
encourages student learning.
The tutor should use a different set of skills very
interesting and captivating the students attention towards
both learning goals and learning process.
Lecturing to a large group for a long time may not be
motivating instead small group learning would help children
to involve and to be more active to learn the subject matter.
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4. The tutor should provide a learning environment and an opportunity for students
to obtain a deep understanding of the material.
Biggs(1989) states that in order to gain deeper learning 4 components are
Important
Motivational context
Learner activity
Interaction with others
Well structured knowledge
base
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5. SMALL AND LARGE GROUP INTERACTIVE
LEARNING METHODS
Silent Reflection:
First raise a question to the students and give them few
minutes to think about the problem.
Then ask them to write down their ideas on a note pad.
Then ask them to share their ideas with their peer before moving
into a discussion phase.
This technique suits for quieter students and ensure that
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7. (Eg) What is the fast
spreading virus in China
and it's is symptoms and
precaution for it?
Think Answer
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8. Round:
Teacher goes on rounds to each group and encourage them to
respond or speak out their opinion or give their views on the
topic.
The teacher should speak politely in a friendly manner
so that the quiet nervous students also come forward
to speak out their opinion.
For example: positive reinforcement like Very Good, some of
them trying to speak these are some of the tactics to make
students active participants.
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10. Three minutes each away:
Students are put in pairs and asked to speak for 3 minutes on a
given topic.
It's an excellent way of getting students to articulate ideas.
Even the quieter students are given opportunities to speak and
be heard.
Nervous students who don't involve speaking in a large crowd
come forward to speak with the partners.
This one to one interaction also develops the art of listening and
prepares them for other activities too with self confidence.
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12. Buzz Group:
Buzz group is putting students in pairs or small groups
of 3 to 5 and get them involve in an activity where they
can talk and create a hubbub of noise as they work .
Buzz groups are a technique most commonly used in
workshops. Participants break into pairs or small groups
and have a short, intense discussion on a defined
question.
They can give a feedback on the activity to the whole
group on a flip chart.
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13. CONTD.,
Eg., We can give each group different worksheets and
ask them to work on it and ask them questions related to
it.
We can conduct activities like matching words with
vitamins and deficiency, pocket cards like scientists
name and lot of activities to develop students cognitive
skills.
It is an interactive process which involves sharing of
opinions, increased creativity and critical thinking.
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28. SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE LEARNING
ADVANTAGES
By working together, students learn from
one another and become less dependent
Students learn from the mistakes
Peer group pressure help to motivate
students to prepare for class
Group solutions are often far superior to
individual solutions
The instructor can spent more time with
those students who need attention.
DISADVANTAGES
Group work is time consuming and
difficult to calculate
The physical setting of most classroom
work against group work
Instructor must be prepared to cope up
with the unexpected event
Some group need more supervision than
the others
Group activities need to be planned and
explained carefully.
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29. REFERENCE
“Teaching of Biological Science”
TNTEU – Study Material
Ram Publications
Sri Krishna Publications
Kaviyamala Publications
Google Images
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