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Discussions

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Instructional strategy that involves students sharing ideas about acommon topic.
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Discussion is similar togroup work andcooperative learning in that it emphasizes student-student interaction.

Group work canbe efficiently combined with cooperative learningstrategies and other instructional needs.

Unsuccessful discussions usually result fromstudents lackof prior knowledge outgoing oraggressive
studentsdominating the discussion or unclear directions.

Group work cooperative learning and discussions can be used with young children ifthey are carefully
organizedprovide clear directions and use familiar materials such as a recently read story.

!ave to get students involved from thebeginning

So what? What is important to understand about this?

Studentshaveahardertimediscussingiftheyareunfamiliarwiththetopic.