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What it is
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What it might look like in the classroom
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Why it’s important
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CREATING TANGIBLE OUTCOMES
Creating durable reminders of what the students learned and/or did in the discussion section.
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Creating opportunities for the session to yield some physical product that students can take home (e.g., notes, chart, concept map, essay outline).
The process of developing a tangible outcome to the session can be supported by:
- Posting an agenda to signal what students will be accomplishing that day.
- Using the board as discussion occurs to record, organize, summarize, and relate information/ideas. (This translates aural to visual and encourages students to take their own notes.)
- Making acknowledgements that highlight student progress toward class goals (e.g., “Great! The arguments you’ve just talked about can be used on your next paper.”).
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- Creates a record that reinforces the insights that students gain as a result of the discussion section, and can serve as a guide for home study and test preparation.
- Students can articulate what they learned.
- Increases perceived value of the session.
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