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Teacher questionnaire
Ideas for group and pair work
Reading and discussing handouts.
Watching and discussing videos (you tube and google earth)
Taking turns to read out questions.
Choose a subject from history and openly discuss compare past to present- asking students their opinion.
Discuss climate change issues i.e reverting back to electric trams.
Working in pairs while washing up?
Working in pairs when sourcing answers for a worksheet.
Finding answers on iPad.
Shared computer activities such as looking at online shopping prices.
Oral activities are good for pair and group work.
Have a mixture of class taught, pair and group work and individual.
Alienation of student
Student with mutism does not contribute to reading activities so how does the tutor know that he is listening and taking part.
Student Additional Learning Needs
Some students on the Autism spectrum have problems verbally interacting one student is one hundred percent mute.
Some of the students are faster at finding answers than others so allow time for slower students.
Pair the learners carefully to match mannerisms and limitations each student has.
Some find it difficult to converse due to be mute or hard of hearing.
Having a mixture of activites caters for different learning styles .
Challenges with social skills and having need to complete tasks a certain way.
Students competitiveness
Most students are competitive about answering questions and see it as a game.
Students social skills
Allows students to engage and listen to each other enhancing their communication skills.
Can be a conflict of interests
Pair work is better for some students who feel overwhelmed in large groups
Some are happy to work together in pairs some are not
Students react really well if it is a regular part of every session.
Give students ownership makes the process better
reaction to activities is good if paired with a friend
Students emotions, behavior and reactions
Action for teachers to take
Strict control so equal chance to read.
Asking students to put hand up so students have equal opportunities.
Writing answers on the board so students can copy
Try to limit competitive behaviour so everyone get a equal opportunity
Monitor the group and pairs to ensure they stay on track
Students may need additional support if using new IT
Getting to know students is important
mutual consent from students who washes who wipes
Ensuring when pairing students that they are compatible and can support each other
Always assess the compatibility of students by talking to other members of staff that have supported these students.
Allow more time for setting up the activity and explanation of what you want students to do.
Get students to repeat back what you want them to do.
Plan them into your sessions