Section Ten: Encouraging Class Discussion

• Part One: Integrate Discussion Into Your Lectures

1. Divide your lecture into blocks of time (Number 54)
2. Make one of the lecture periods a discussion section (Number 55)
3. Move around the room to promote discussion (Number 56)

• Part Two: Respond to Student Questions

1. Redirect student questions (Number 57)
2. Paraphrase student questions (Number 58)
3. Postpone student questions (Number 59)
4. Admit when you don't know the answer (Number 60)
5. Understand why students repeat the same questions (Number 61)

• Part Three: Help Students Prepare for Discussion

1. Explain the purpose of discussion (Number 62)
2. Create an appropriate physical setting for discussion (Number 63)
3. Identify discussion questions/issues in advance (Number 64)
4. Have students read different books and journal articles (Number 65)
5. Use an assignment as a basis for discussion (Number 66)
6. Use an opinion questionnaire as a basis for discussion (Number 67)
7. Assign students specific leadership responsibilities (Number 68)
8. Begin with common experiences (Number 69)
9. Divide the class into smaller groups (Number 70)
10. Prompt discussion through the use of key phrases (Number 71)
11. Try brainstorming techniques (Number 72)

• Part Four: Sustain and Focus Discussion

1. Encourage heated debates (Number 73)
2. Intercede if the discussion breaks down (Number 74)
3. Keep notes during discussion (Number 75)
4. Assign students responsibility for summarizing major points (Number 76)