According to Hess (2004), “the benefits that occur from high-quality discussion not only democratize the classroom but also help students themselves play with ideas and develop the skills to critically think” Classrooms are social settings whereby teaching and learning come about through social interaction among students. The interactions and relationships among students, as they work side by side, constitute the group processes of the classroom. Group interactions are particularly significant in twenty-first century schools. Group projects and cooperative teamwork are the foundations of effective teaching, creative curriculum, and positive classroom climate. These structured group settings afford students an opportunity for social dialogue that can stimulate cognitive growth and development.
A structured group is a collection of interdependent, interacting individuals with reciprocal influence over one another. Interdependent means the participants mutually depend on one another to get work done; the teacher's part is to teach as the students strive to learn. Reciprocal influence refers to mutual effects exchanged and felt by the same …show more content…
In using this strategy each group member must say something using the beginning of these three sentences. This can be a fun activity in the form of a game. Life is full of hectic activities and no one has time to express themselves entirely. A good way of expressing yourself is by speaking your heart out. When speaking out, you will free your mind and connect you to the here and now. Almost everything we do is a form of creative expressions of our inner self. Each of us has so many dreams, aspirations, and most of them are still unreached. There are a lot of ways to express our thoughts, views, and feelings and social dialogue in Social Studies can give our students a big start in showing who they really
A structured group is a collection of interdependent, interacting individuals with reciprocal influence over one another. Interdependent means the participants mutually depend on one another to get work done; the teacher's part is to teach as the students strive to learn. Reciprocal influence refers to mutual effects exchanged and felt by the same …show more content…
In using this strategy each group member must say something using the beginning of these three sentences. This can be a fun activity in the form of a game. Life is full of hectic activities and no one has time to express themselves entirely. A good way of expressing yourself is by speaking your heart out. When speaking out, you will free your mind and connect you to the here and now. Almost everything we do is a form of creative expressions of our inner self. Each of us has so many dreams, aspirations, and most of them are still unreached. There are a lot of ways to express our thoughts, views, and feelings and social dialogue in Social Studies can give our students a big start in showing who they really