small group and large group

SMALL GROUP AND LARGE GROUP

Juliana

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What is small group???

Typical view SGT is around 8-12 learners

The purist view : SGT is that must be learner centered, all student join in free discussion

Aspects To Make Small Group Teaching Effective

• building on and relating activities to learners’ prior knowledge and experience

• relating to the perceived learning needs of the participants• involving active learning and participation• enabling group interaction within a positive group atmosphere• adherence to group goals• cases that promote critical thinking and problem solving• being clinically relevant and applicable to practice• facilitating the integration of knowledge and skill• cycles of action–reflection• allowing the acquisition of technical skills• effective tutors

The Role of The Teacher

• Facilitator of learning• leading discussions• asking open-ended question• guiding process and task• enabling active participation of

learners and engagement with ideas.

Type of Small Group Event

• Seminar and tutorial

• Clinical tutorial

• Workshop

• Journal club

• Action learning sets

Structuring

Setting ground roles

• starting and finishing on time• coming prepared• listening to others without interruptions• participating• saying when you don’t understand• when anyone is speaking, addressing the whole group

and not just the teacher• switching off mobile phones• treating others’ contributions with respect• keeping personal issues out of the session• maintaining confidentiality within the group.

Starting the Session

• create a positive learning environment

• outline our expectations and explore those of the group

• negotiate and set ground rules

• identify, agree and assign roles and responsibilities

• facilitate participation and enable communication between group members through setting appropriate tasks.

Question Strategies

• Evidence

• Clarification

• Explaination

• Linking and extending

• Hypothetical

• Cause and effect

• Summary and synthetis

What is Large Group ????

Examples of Large Group

• Conventional lectures and expository lessons

• Workshops

• Conferences

• lab classes

• learning conferencing

• Teleconferencing

• television and DVD/video

• films

Communication issues in the lecture

• Try to keep eye contact with as many of the group as possible.• Make strategic use of silences.• Vary your tone of voice• Move away from the lectern at times, to move closer to class.• Consider going up and down the aisles.• Have some expression, enthusiasm in your tone,• Avoid being cynical• Make sure you are heard• It is a good idea to have a colleague video you in the lecture and to

observe your• mannerisms, hear you voice.• Use of humour .

What does good learning involve?

• Involvement• Problem-solving• Activity• Motivation• Application and transfer• Knowing why• Purposeful• Learning styles accounted for.

Principles of “Good”Teaching

intrinsically motivated

active not passive

Interact with each other

Knowledge base is structured and integrated

Nield (2004, 2007)

Knows/understands the subject matter

Is well-prepared

Understands the needs of the students.

What are the challenges for students as members of large groups?

• Fear• Alienation• Not understanding• Learning style• Retention• Comfort• Unable to ask questions• Passive learning