Building Fires: Raising Achievement through Class Discussion

Autor/in	Kahn, Elizabeth
Titel	Building Fires: Raising Achievement through Class Discussion
Quelle	In: English Journal, 96 (2007) 4, S.16-18 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-8274
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Group Discussion; English Teachers; Reading Achievement; English Instruction; Achievement Gains; Academic Standards; Secondary School Teachers; High School Students; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Conflict; Web Sites; Journal Writing; Computer Mediated Communication; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gruppendiskussion; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Leseleistung; English langauage lessons; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Konflikt; Web-Design; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Computerkonferenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	According to a growing body of research, discussion-based instruction, in the context of high academic demands, significantly enhances student achievement in reading. The effects apply to below- as well as above-average-ability students. These findings confirm what secondary English teachers have believed all along about the value of discussion. After all, most secondary English teachers identify discussion as the heart of their approach to teaching literature. All English teachers dread the discussion where no one will say anything, students stare awkwardly at the teacher or each other, or students become disruptive. In this article, the author discusses some strategies which help to start a true, authentic discussion. One strategy for sparking a discussion is to introduce conflict or controversy. A blog is an effective technological tool. Many students who tend to be hesitant to talk in a classroom discussion are more willing to comment and make lengthier comments using the blog. Though increasing the amount of class time spent in authentic discussion of literary texts is not easy, recent research findings suggest that doing so can be highly effective in increasing student achievement in English language arts at all levels. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10