Use of peer correction of compositions in ESL classes improves writing skills and oral communication and reinforces understanding of principles. Four procedures outlined are whole class correction, immediate feedback and rewriting, seeking specific types of errors, and correction of modified and duplicated essays. (CHK)

Effective handling of groups is crucial to the success of management development programs. Article presents guidelines by which leadership may be stimulated. (Editor/RK)

There's more to small group instruction than just fewer students, point out the authors who describe several techniques teachers should employ to make their small group teaching effective for learners. (Editor)

Author describes a series of games that tries to duplicate the natural writing act under group conditions, (which) frees the teacher from the effort of materials' production (and) places the burden of creating raw materials on the student. (Author)

The ability to communicate in group situations is an important skill required by graduates. Discussed are the difficulty of assessing class participation fairly, the potentially negative effects of assessment on the learning environment, how to choose evaluation criteria, when and how to record class participation, and different types of…

A study examined the ability of six children (ages 8-12) with specific language impairment to participate in a group negotiation task. Each child interacted with two peers to select toys that children their age would enjoy. Subjects produced significantly fewer utterances than peers chronologically similar in age and language ability. (Author/CR)

At a Virginia private school, a student-led organization inspired by the National Coalition Building Institute works to end minority groups' mistreatment. In a comfortable, small-group setting, participants examine information and misinformation about themselves and others. Sharing a universally painful human experience is the starting point. (MLH)

This article investigates the effect of participation in synchronous online discussions on the development of individual reasoning as manifested in reflective essays. Students from a fourth-grade classroom engaged in a series of real-time online discussions. The format of the discussion was based on the Collaborative Reasoning approach which has…

Article examines some of the processes by which a group of pupils work together to create a group response which will be acceptable to all of them, in the course of this bringing their private responses to a sharper focus. (Author)

The article presents a metacognitive intervention for teaching mainstreamed learning-disabled students four learning strategies for thinking before, during, and after class discussions. Instructional and assessment procedures used for teaching the strategies are described. (Author/DB)

Describes an interactive approach to the study of German lyric texts, based upon reader response theory. Using this approach, students observe themselves and their reactions to the experience, and their observations become the basis for class discussion and analysis of the text. (GLR)

Discusses the process of selecting classroom cases in a 300-level business communication course. Outlines five specific criteria for a case to be workable. Describes that cases should be applicable to all students in the class, be sufficiently complex situations, accommodate multiple solutions, be manageable within portions of one or more class…

Discusses how defining key terms in context helps students understand and retain concepts. Considers how implementing small-group discussion dramatically changed the classroom dynamics and involved more students in the discovery process. Finds that in small peer groups, students are more inclined to ask questions and help each other clarify their…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a case study on the creation of an intelligent discussion board (IDB) that promotes active participation of all students, better threading, and re-uses vast collections of discussions. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents an IDB that was modeled like an intelligent tutoring system with a…