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A discussion group is a group of individuals, typically who share a similar interest, who gather either formally or informally to discuss ideas, solve problems, or make comments. Common methods of conversing including meeting in person, conducting conference calls , using text messaging , or using a website such as an Internet forum . [ 1 ]
Cooperative learning is an educational approach which aims to organize classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences. [1] There is much more to cooperative learning than merely arranging students into groups, and it has been described as "structuring positive interdependence."
A discourse community is a group of people who share a set of discourses, understood as basic values and assumptions, and ways of communicating about those goals.Linguist John Swales defined discourse communities as "groups that have goals or purposes, and use communication to achieve these goals."
Another important area of research is the group allocation method or make up of the group, and the possible benefits of multicultural, different skills, or educational attainment. [ 8 ] Group size can also effect the way small group share and learning together, for instance a size of group over 7 tends to split into smaller groups, and may need ...
Literature circles evolved into reading, study, and discussion groups based around different groupings of students reading a variety of different novels. They differ from traditional English instruction where students in classroom all read one "core" novel, often looking to the teacher for the answers and the meaning and literary analysis of ...
Dialogic education is an educational philosophy and pedagogical approach that draws on many authors and traditions and applies dialogic learning. In effect, dialogic education takes place through dialogue by opening up dialogic spaces for the co-construction of new meaning to take place within a gap of differing perspectives.
In some discussion models, participants are expected to come to discussions prepared with their own lists of questions about texts, to encourage independent thinking. Interpretive discussions can arise or flow from participants' questions; discussants can be genuinely motivated to participate as well as to engage with texts so as to better ...