DO STUDENTS NEED DISCUSSION AFTER BEING IN CLASS?

 

A discussion refers to the action or process of talking about something, typically in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas; it also means a conversion or debate about a certain topic. A discussion can is also an oral exploration of a topic, object, concept or experience.

All learners need frequent opportunities to generate and share their questions and ideas in small and whole class setting; teachers who encourage and accept students questions and comments without judgment and clarify understanding by paraphrasing difficult terms stimulate the exchange of ideas.

Discussions have various purposes to the students basically in today's education techniques; helps the students to make sense of the various matters that are happening in the world in various spheres of a human life talking on the economical, political, social and aspect that regard a man.

Provide opportunity for students to clarify and expand their ideas and those of others, to promote positive group interaction and conversation, to demonstrate questioning

techniques also sharing of ideas and events on the perspective issues tents them is aware of what is taking place.

The guided discussions being with teachers-posed questions that promote the exploration of the particular theme, topic or issue; through discussion, students should achieve a deeper understanding of the topics. And after some time is spent on teacher-directed questioning, student should be encouraged to facilitate discussions by continuing to formulate and pose questions appropriate to the topic of study.

In students discussion participation can vary depending on the number of students available, discussion can be conducted in large and small groups, students need to have full participation by asking questions and not letting few control the groups.

Discussions to students are of great important as far as the understanding is required among them, discussion helps students have a deep understanding in what was not clear in classes; this is among the techniques  used in various schools and even at college level. So it takes students to the better stage of knowing deeply their subjects; this makes them up-grade their performance in class and other areas concerning the various knowledge.

Discussions make them share various things as they are being together in the group discussions since they stay together for a given particular time as people of different characters, thoughts and even understandings in leading increase in knowledge; so this makes them know each other as group discussion gives them an ample being together.

A number of students in the group studies tend to share different things in common and their friendship extends even after school life for some of them as they become aware of each other; so group discussion is as useful as it is in socializing in the school life.