Encouraging Classroom Discussion

Abstract: Classroom discussion has the potential to enhance the learning environment and encourages students to become active participants in the educational process. Student participation in classroom discussion has been shown to significantly improve the student learning experience. Research suggests that classroom discussion is an effective method for encouraging student classroom participation and for motivating student learning beyond the classroom. Participation in classroom discussion encourages students to become active collaborators in the learning process, while at the same time providing instructors with a practical method of assessing student learning. Classroom discussion is an effective tool for developing higher-level cognitive skills like critical thinking. Despite the potential discussion holds for student learning, many in academia lament the lack of participation in the classroom. The lack of student participation in classroom discussion is not a recent problem; it is one.... http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/736

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Encouraging Classroom Discussion ; volume:14 ; number:1 ; day:31 ; month:10 ; year:2014 ; Journal of social science education ; 14, Heft 1 (31.10.2014)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: McKee, Robert Joseph

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/jsse-736
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019011816243623385382
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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