At a SAESC national meeting on 12 & 13 May, a LEAP teacher presented on how to ensure student participation in the classroom.

1. Have you seen this in a class room?

2. Do you want learner like these?

3. Increase Student Participation
-Active Learning-

4. Solution #1: Assess
their prior
knowledge
Solution #2: Try
skills grouping.
Solution #3: Let
them teach each
other.
The goal is to find out
what they already
know
You can tailor your
lesson to the
information they
don’t know or don’t
remember correctly
You create buy-in for
the students, they
feel smart
Move between the
groups and help
them review.
1.The content is repetitive.

5. Math or Science
Solution #2: Allow
them to work
together.
Encourage them to
make changes if their
partner’s answer
looks right.
Students may be less
embarrassed to share
Solution #1: Allow
questions.
Their questions lead
class discussions
2. The content is too hard.

6. Problem: There’s too much information
to present in too short a time.

7. Problem: The lesson emphasizes the
teacher, not the students.

8.  1. What are the benefit of letting students talk to
each other ?
 2. Share a method that you have seen at your school
QUESTIONS ?

9.  Participation engages students and adds interest
 Participation provides the teacher/students feedback
 Participation encourages dialogue among and between students
 Participation can be used to develop important speaking skills
Benefits of Getting Students to
Participate

10. Benefits of Getting Students to
Participate